Project Lawyer in European Environmental Law

Project Lawyer in European Environmental Law

ERA – Academy of European Law

Trier, Germany

We are looking for a new member of our team as of 1 October 2021 Project Lawyer in European Environmental Law full time or part time.

The job:

The job offers a variety of work and entails primarily the management of three key activities:

• designing, preparing and running legal training courses;
• organising high-level legal conferences; and
• developing e-learning modules.

All targeted at practitioners of European law such as judges, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsels and civil servants.

What we expect:

• a good knowledge of European Environmental Law;
• an analytical mind-set;
• good networking and communication skills;
• fluency in English, knowledge of German and/or French would be an advantage;
• legal practice or professional experience would be an advantage.

What we offer:

• a competitive salary;
• flexible and family-friendly working hours;
• the option of mobile work;
• regular travel within Europe, especially to Brussels;
• an attractive workplace in Trier, Germany, just over the border from the EU’s judicial capital in Luxembourg, not far from France and Belgium;
• the opportunity to work closely with leading experts in European law;
• the chance to be part of a dynamic multi-national team.

The post is financed under a Commission grant and for an initial fixed term of one year with the potential possibility of extension.

The normal place of work is the city of Trier in Germany, just over the border from the EU‘s judicial capital in Luxembourg, and regular travel is part of the job.

If you feel attracted by the idea of working in a genuine European team and promoting European Environmental law among European lawyers, please send us your CV and a motivation letter by e-mail – indicating your salary expectations (applications without this information cannot be accepted) – in one of the Academy’s working languages by 31 August 2021 to: [email protected].

Please do not hesitate to contact our Human Resources Department if you have any questions: Tel +49 (0)651 93737-0.