Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Solothurn
Legal Intern, 80% (Fixed-term contract for 6 months)
- 16 October 2026
- 80%
- Internship
- Solothurn
About the job
HEKS employs over 1500 permanent staff. At 24 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 35 countries, HEKS operates with 290 programmes and projects amounting to around 144 million Swiss francs. In 2024, HEKS reached approximately 16 million people with its work.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural resources are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural resources are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Legal Intern, 80% (Fixed-term contract for 6 months)
The HEKS legal advice centre for asylum seekers in Solothurn offers legal advice and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, and provisionally admitted persons.
To support our team in Solothurn, we are looking for a committed individual from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement as
These are your main tasks:
- Supporting lawyers with legal submissions to the Federal Administrative Court, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), and cantonal authorities
- Legal research and individual case assessments
- Independently drafting legal correspondence
- Providing legal advice by phone and in person
- Participating in hearings
- Assisting with the organisation of workshops and events
Ideally, you bring the following:
- Law studies (BLaw or MLaw)
- Interest in asylum and immigration law issues
- Excellent written expression
- Strong communication skills and sensitivity in dealing with people from different cultures
- Good foreign language skills, especially English and French or Italian, additional languages are an advantage
- Flexibility, independence, and high resilience
What you can expect from us:
- Varied, challenging, and meaningful work at the interface of law and social issues
- Committed and competent colleagues
- Central workplace location in Solothurn
Would you like to join the HEKS team?
Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application tool . Please understand that applications by email or post cannot be processed.
For further information, Patrick Burger, legal representative, is happy to assist you by phone at +41 62 836 30.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application tool . Please understand that applications by email or post cannot be processed.
For further information, Patrick Burger, legal representative, is happy to assist you by phone at +41 62 836 30.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
