Legal Officer in the General Secretariat (m/f/d)
Universität St. Gallen
St.Gallen
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:St.Gallen
Job summary
The General Secretariat connects with higher cantonal authorities and aids the rectorate in leadership tasks. It oversees university committees and handles legal inquiries at HSG.
Tasks
- Advise the rectorate on legal matters, supporting various departments.
- Review, develop, and revise contracts and university regulations.
- Prepare decisions and resolutions for university bodies and assist in compliance.
Skills
- A completed law degree from a Swiss university and relevant legal experience.
- Reliable, structured, and precise work approach.
- Strong communication skills with a focus on solutions and people.
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The General Secretariat is the interface to the higher cantonal authorities and supports the Rectorate in fulfilling its leadership tasks. It coordinates the management of the university committees, serves as a contact point for legal issues at HSG, and oversees data protection, compliance, archiving, and records management.
Your tasks
- You advise and support the Rectorate as well as the administrative units, institutes, and departments of the University of St.Gallen on legal matters
- You review, develop, and revise contracts (as well as contract templates)
- You develop and revise university regulations
- You prepare resolutions and decisions of university bodies
- You contribute to the preparation of legal opinions
- You advise the university in legal disputes
- You support internal organizational projects with your legal expertise
- You assist the University of St.Gallen in the (prospective) compliance with legal regulations
Your profile
- Completed law degree (licentiate / master) from a Swiss university
- Several years of legal professional experience in a comparable position
- Reliable, structured, and precise way of working
- Solution- and people-oriented communication skills
- Very good German skills, good English skills
- Affinity for digital technologies and workflows
"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of the leading business universities in Europe, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers an attractive and innovative environment in research, teaching, continuing education, and administration to around 3,500 employees as one of the largest employers in the region."
