Kanton Luzern
Luzern
Legal Officer - Focus on Local Planning (a)
- 08 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
An open team, short communication paths and lively professional exchange characterise our everyday work. Together we develop legal solutions that have an impact on the daily lives of the population.
Your tasks
- In zoning and local planning, you review the preliminary examination reports and draft the approval decisions for the government council.
- You manage appeal procedures from the initial submission to the decision readiness.
- You prepare consultations and co-reports on draft ordinances of the federal government and other departments from a planning and procedural law perspective.
- With precise legal advice and clear consultation, you support internal departments and stakeholders, ensuring legally sound decisions.
Your profile
- You have a completed university degree in law and have already gained some professional experience.
- You have an interest in legal issues in the political and administrative environment as well as the motivation to engage with complex topics in local planning law.
- You work quickly, independently and responsibly and convince with a quick grasp and high reliability.
- Strong problem-solving skills as well as very good communication and advisory competencies characterise you.
- Thanks to your confident and precise manner of expression, you communicate complex legal matters clearly and appropriately for the audience.
What you can look forward to
Our fields of activity are as diverse as we are.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
With us, you will progress.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We work flexibly and smartly.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
You benefit with us.
Attractive continuing education offers, discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Attractive continuing education offers, discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Your employer
Working for the Canton of Lucerne means shaping the future - that of the canton, its residents and not least your own. More than 7,000 employees in 200 different professions contribute daily to the excellent quality of life in our canton.
The Department Secretariat of the Department of Construction, Environment and Economic Affairs is the hub between politics, administration and the public. It supports the department management in political, professional and operational leadership in all areas of the department.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
The Department Secretariat of the Department of Construction, Environment and Economic Affairs is the hub between politics, administration and the public. It supports the department management in political, professional and operational leadership in all areas of the department.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
Your contact
Department of Construction, Environment and Economic Affairs
Department Secretariat
Pascal Wyss-Kohler
Head of Legal
041 228 51 50
Department Secretariat
Pascal Wyss-Kohler
Head of Legal
041 228 51 50
