Lawyer specialising in Traffic and Police Law
- 22 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
80%-100%
Department of Justice and Security, Cantonal Police
1.1.2027 or by arrangement
Tasks
Legal support and advice: You ensure legal support and advice for decision-makers within a motivated team and assist them with legal issues, primarily in the area of traffic law as well as police and general administrative law.
Handling legal questions and preparing expert opinions: You independently prepare qualified reports, expert opinions, reasoned decisions, draft laws, advice and statements for the police management and the Department of Justice and Security Basel-Stadt.
Expertise in the field of traffic law: You focus primarily on traffic law issues in the area of road traffic law and its ancillary regulations.
Technological innovations and political awareness: Preferably, you have an affinity for technological innovations and possess a good sense for political and social hotspots.
Profile
Experience: You have several years of professional experience, ideally in the police sector, traffic and administrative law. Additional knowledge in criminal prosecution is an advantage.
Personality: We are looking for a communicative and resilient personality with an analytical and independent working style. You are able to develop well-founded decision bases even under time pressure and communicate them appropriately to the target audience.
Education: For this role, you have a completed law degree (MLaw / lic. iur.) from a Swiss university and ideally further training in traffic law or police and justice matters.
Language: You communicate fluently, factually confidently and appropriately in both spoken and written form with various interest groups.
Insight into our work
The Cantonal Police Basel-Stadt is part of the Department of Justice and Security and ensures safety, public order and law enforcement. Its mission is to grant great freedom and to work efficiently and effectively. Around 1000 employees play a key role at the heart of the trinational Basel region, both in front of and behind the scenes, and are entrusted with a wide range of tasks: from traffic monitoring to manhunts and interventions, to prevention and communication. The work of the Cantonal Police is central to making Basel a liveable city.
We support career advancement with a variety of training and development opportunities throughout all stages of life.
We value and utilise the diversity of our employees and ensure an equal opportunity working environment.
We support our employees with more time for their families and a maintenance allowance in addition to the family allowance.
Contact
Questions about the role
Dr Hans Ammann
Head of Legal Department
Tel. +41 61 208 21 47
Questions about the application
Nadine Gabriel
HR Business Partner
Tel. +41 61 208 17 64
Versatile.
Working for Basel-Stadt.
There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They engage at the pulse of the city by supporting, enabling, directing, shaping and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are, so are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!
