Legal Counsel (60% to 80%)

About the job

The Swiss Public Transport Association (UTP) is the national umbrella organisation for public transport companies across all traffic sectors (regional passenger traffic, local traffic, tourist traffic, and freight traffic). It represents the interests of transport companies at the federal level vis-à-vis the political world, authorities, and third parties, and promotes a comprehensive Swiss public transport system that is customer-oriented. Furthermore, the UTP is responsible for various initial training, training, and continuing education programmes as well as the Reference Work on Railway Technology (RTE). It works closely with the industry organisation, the SwissPass Alliance.

Talented lawyer or legal counsel, you are familiar with the legal fields related to passenger transport or are fully motivated to specialise in this area. Join our small team as a

legal counsel (60 to 80%)

You will deal in particular with contract law, passenger transport law, labour and company law, public procurement law, data protection, and training. Start date 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.
 
Your tasks
You will conduct legal analyses in the aforementioned areas, whether for our staff and member companies or for bodies in which the organisations participate. The work carried out for the public transport mediation service constitutes an essential part of your activity. In addition, you represent the interests of the Swiss Public Transport Association and the SwissPass Alliance in working groups and projects, and with various actors on the national scene (authorities, private sector, and others).
 
Your profile

• You hold a Master of Law (MLaw) and ideally have some initial professional experience in the legal field.
• You are interested in mobility and association policy.
• Your mother tongue is French, German, or Italian, and you have very good written and spoken knowledge of German (level C2) as well as good written and spoken knowledge of French (at least level B2).
• You are discreet and can express yourself confidently in writing and orally.
• You enjoy human contact and focus on the customer. You have argumentative skills, a sense of initiative, and can make decisions.

Our offer
We cultivate a simple management style, where horizontal hierarchies encourage quick decision-making processes. We place great importance on dialogue. Our employees enjoy a great deal of freedom: they work independently and have a say. Moreover, we offer working time models adapted to family life and attractive conditions. Our offices are located ten minutes by tram from Bern station.
 
Your application
You can send us your application documents until end of October 2026.