solique - Auditor at the District Court Horgen (100%)
Horgen
Key information
- Publication date:02 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Horgen
Job summary
The Bezirksgericht Horgen is a first-instance civil and criminal court with about 60 staff. It processes around 4,000 cases annually.
Tasks
- As an auditor, you'll gain insights into various court activities.
- You'll participate in hearings and assist in drafting legal documents.
- Engage in decision-making processes and provide legal advice.
Skills
- A completed law degree (Master) is required for this role.
- Strong proficiency in the official language is necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to handle legal responsibilities effectively.
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District Court Horgen
Court Management
The District Court Horgen is a first-instance civil and criminal court with around 60 employees. Approximately 4,000 cases are processed annually.
An auditor position at a district court allows persons with a completed law degree to enter Zurich's civil and criminal justice system. The auditor position is credited as a net year in terms of the admission requirements for the bar exam.
Auditor at the District Court Horgen (100%)
Your area of responsibility
As an auditor, you will gain insight into all areas of activity of a Zurich district court through our pool system and work with all our 11 judges as well as 15 court clerks.
You participate in hearings, prepare the corresponding minutes, contribute to the reasoning of decisions, and provide legal advice. You will gain in-depth insight into procedural law, civil law (e.g., family law, claims including labor and tenancy disputes), criminal law, as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law.
You participate in hearings, prepare the corresponding minutes, contribute to the reasoning of decisions, and provide legal advice. You will gain in-depth insight into procedural law, civil law (e.g., family law, claims including labor and tenancy disputes), criminal law, as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law.
Your profile
- a completed law degree (Master's)
- very good knowledge of the official language
- a good reputation (criminal record extract)
- legal capacity (certificate of legal capacity)
We offer you
- a varied, demanding, and exciting legal activity
- support and promotion by our court clerks and judges
- a collegial team
- promotion opportunities to our 15 court clerk positions
- The salary is based on § 12 of the Auditor Ordinance.
The District Court Horgen regularly fills auditor positions throughout the year. Please indicate in your application when you would like to start the position. In addition to the planned positions, there are always short-term employment opportunities. If there is no free auditor position at the relevant time, suitable applications will be placed on the list of interested parties.
Are you interested in a court internship at the District Court Horgen?
Then submit your application with the usual documents (in particular CV, bachelor's and master's degree with transcript or licentiate certificate, high school diploma, work references, as well as a criminal record extract and a certificate of legal capacity) online.
Applications are accepted even before the official graduation ceremony, provided the application includes a confirmation from the university or a transcript excerpt showing that all required examination subjects and the master's thesis have been successfully completed. On the transcript (if already available, the official university transcript or a printout of your academic achievements from your booking system), the subjects counting towards the master's degree must be highlighted in color and the weighted grade point average must be added by hand.
We look forward to your application!
For any questions or further information, the senior court clerks lic. iur. B. Rosenberger Christen will be happy to assist you (Tel. 044 728 52 22).
Are you interested in a court internship at the District Court Horgen?
Then submit your application with the usual documents (in particular CV, bachelor's and master's degree with transcript or licentiate certificate, high school diploma, work references, as well as a criminal record extract and a certificate of legal capacity) online.
Applications are accepted even before the official graduation ceremony, provided the application includes a confirmation from the university or a transcript excerpt showing that all required examination subjects and the master's thesis have been successfully completed. On the transcript (if already available, the official university transcript or a printout of your academic achievements from your booking system), the subjects counting towards the master's degree must be highlighted in color and the weighted grade point average must be added by hand.
We look forward to your application!
For any questions or further information, the senior court clerks lic. iur. B. Rosenberger Christen will be happy to assist you (Tel. 044 728 52 22).
