Clerk Court Accounting and Administration (a)

07 August 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
German (Intermediate)
Grabenstrasse 2, 6002 Luzern

About the job

Clerk Court Accounting and Administration (a)

80% - 100% | Lucerne | from now or by arrangement

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You appreciate varied tasks and want to apply your commercial skills in a legal environment? In this newly created role, you combine administrative case processing with a focus on court accounting and support various first-instance courts where your input is needed.

Your tasks

You administratively process court cases from receipt to archiving and accompany the individual procedural steps in close cooperation with the judges.

You communicate professionally in writing and by phone with parties involved in the proceedings and draft simple decisions based on templates or judicial instructions.

The focus of your activity is court accounting: you post incoming and outgoing payments, issue invoices, and manage the dunning and debt collection system.

You conduct enquiries regarding the residence and solvency of debtors and take on further administrative tasks.

After your induction at the District Court of Lucerne, you support various first-instance courts within the scope of your role.

Your profile

You have completed a commercial basic education (E or M profile) or an equivalent qualification.
Ideally, you bring experience in the court system, a law firm, or public administration – knowledge of finance and accounting is an advantage.
You are interested in legal issues and quickly familiarise yourself with new topics and specialised applications.
Your working style is independent, precise, and reliable, and you are proficient with common IT tools.
As a committed, loyal, and discreet person, you value teamwork and approach different stakeholders in a service-oriented manner.

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.

With us, you will get ahead.
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.

You benefit with us.
Attractive continuing education offers, discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.

All our benefits at a glance

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 District Court of Lucerne is a first-instance court close to those seeking justice. We employees appreciate our varied, challenging, and exciting work for the judiciary. We work closely with the judges, prepare hearings, and assist in processing cases. Our expertise and commitment are crucial to the quality of our judgments.

The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The Canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.