Senior Court Clerk 50%

About the job

The Winterthur District Court handles first-instance criminal and civil proceedings from the entire district, encompassing both rural and urban life situations. Around 80 employees work at two modern locations, processing approximately 7,000 cases annually.

Are you looking for an exciting, varied, and at the same time challenging role at a court? Is daily interaction with colleagues important to you? Do you appreciate taking on organisational tasks?

To complete the team of Senior Court Clerks, we are seeking, with immediate effect or by arrangement, a

Are you looking for an exciting, varied, and at the same time challenging role at a court? Is daily interaction with colleagues important to you? Do you appreciate taking on organisational tasks?

To complete the team of Senior Court Clerks, we are seeking, with immediate effect or by arrangement, a

Senior Court Clerk 50%

Your area of responsibility

In this role, you are responsible for supporting and further developing the court’s digitalisation processes. In particular, you will take on the following tasks:

• Support of digitalisation projects (especially Justitia 4.0)
• Analysis of existing and implementation of new internal operational processes within the framework of the digitalisation of the judiciary
• Planning and conducting internal training sessions as well as supporting and accompanying employees in the introduction of new digital

work processes and applications

Together with the two other Senior Court Clerks, you will also share responsibility for key tasks in the areas of court organisation, administration of justice, and human resources, in particular:

a) Legal case management

• Legal advice to authorities and offices, especially peace courts and debt enforcement offices
• Substitute judge assignments (single court) as well as further legal work in all district court proceedings

b) Member of the court management

• Preparation and implementation of the court management’s business
• Participation in organisational and personnel matters
• Assistance in the preparation of annual and interim reports, drafting personnel requests, and other business communication with

the higher court

• Management and organisation of the construction, maintenance, and logistics area, especially support of the project for the spatial expansion of the

Winterthur District Court

• Communication with authorities, offices, and third parties

c) Human resources

• Management and organisation of the legal and administrative offices
• Selection and hiring of legal and administrative office staff
• Participation in employee evaluations, promotions, and work references
• Personnel management and planning, including support and advice

d) Accounting

• Supervision of accounting and the court treasury
• Budgeting, invoice control, preparation of annual reports

e) Conciliation authority in tenancy and lease matters

• Administrative management and chairmanship of the conciliation authority in tenancy and lease matters

f) Holiday cover for the other two Senior Court Clerks

• Support of digitalisation projects (especially Justitia 4.0)
• Analysis of existing and implementation of new internal operational processes within the framework of the digitalisation of the judiciary
• Planning and conducting internal training sessions as well as supporting and accompanying employees in the introduction of new digital

work processes and applications

Together with the two other Senior Court Clerks, you will also share responsibility for key tasks in the areas of court organisation, administration of justice, and human resources, in particular:

a) Legal case management

• Legal advice to authorities and offices, especially peace courts and debt enforcement offices
• Substitute judge assignments (single court) as well as further legal work in all district court proceedings

b) Member of the court management

• Preparation and implementation of the court management’s business
• Participation in organisational and personnel matters
• Assistance in the preparation of annual and interim reports, drafting personnel requests, and other business communication with

the higher court

• Management and organisation of the construction, maintenance, and logistics area, especially support of the project for the spatial expansion of the

Winterthur District Court

• Communication with authorities, offices, and third parties

c) Human resources

• Management and organisation of the legal and administrative offices
• Selection and hiring of legal and administrative office staff
• Participation in employee evaluations, promotions, and work references
• Personnel management and planning, including support and advice

d) Accounting

• Supervision of accounting and the court treasury
• Budgeting, invoice control, preparation of annual reports

e) Conciliation authority in tenancy and lease matters

• Administrative management and chairmanship of the conciliation authority in tenancy and lease matters

f) Holiday cover for the other two Senior Court Clerks

Your profile

For this varied and at the same time responsible role, we are looking for an independent and resilient individual with organisational talent, strong teamwork skills, and assertiveness, very good IT knowledge, as well as an interest in digitalisation and change processes. Reliability, flexibility, and efficiency are expected, as well as a decisive, pragmatic working style. In addition to very good legal qualifications and several years of court experience, you preferably have leadership experience and a lawyer’s licence. Qualification and willingness to act as a substitute judge in all areas of law are also required.

Our offer

As a Senior Court Clerk, you can expect a diverse field of activity in which you can work independently, the opportunity for personal development, and regular training within the broad range of continuing education programmes of the Zurich Criminal and Civil Courts, remuneration commensurate with the requirements, and progressive social benefits within the framework of the employment conditions of the Canton of Zurich.

ApplicationFor questions and further information, Senior Court Clerk MLaw Aline Schmuki is happy to assist you (Tel. 052 234 84 90).

We look forward to receiving your online application with the usual documents (in particular cover letter, CV, diplomas, work references, criminal record extract) by Friday, 19 June 2026 at the latest.