Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
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Lawyer in Child Protection 60%
- 03 February 2026
- 60%
- Winterthur
Job summary
Join our legal team in child protection at the Zurich Youth Office. Make a difference while enjoying a collaborative work environment.
Tasks
- Manage child protection legal cases, focusing on paternity and support.
- Represent children and youth in criminal and victim support procedures.
- Provide legal advice to youth welfare staff and offices.
Skills
- A completed law master's degree, preferably with a bar exam.
- Experience in family and criminal law is essential.
- Strong social skills and resilience are required.
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About the job
Lawyer in Child Protection 60%The Office for Youth and Career Counseling of the Education Directorate provides, commissions, controls, and coordinates services for child and youth welfare and career counseling. It carries out various counseling and support services centrally and decentrally at various locations in the canton of Zurich. The staff of the Regional Legal Service represent children and adolescents in child protection cases, advise unmarried parents on paternity, maintenance, and parental custody, and ensure internal legal advice.
The Regional Legal Service of the office of the districts of Winterthur and Andelfingen is looking for a lawyer with a 60% workload starting April 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Your tasks:
- Handling child protection legal mandates mainly in the area of court proceedings for the regulation of paternity and maintenance and paternity challenges
- Representation of injured children and adolescents in criminal and victim assistance proceedings
- Legal representation of children and adolescents in other conflicts of interest of their parents
- Legal advice to the staff of the regional child and youth welfare offices (kjz) and the office
You bring:
- a completed master's degree in law, ideally with a lawyer's license
- professional and preferably court experience, especially in family and criminal law
- understanding of the problems of children, adolescents, and their families
- high social competence and resilience
- ability to work in a team
- an independent, precise, and responsible way of working
We offer you:
- meaningful work with a direct impact on the lives of children and adolescents
- an interesting, challenging activity in a varied work environment
- a professional, collegial, and interdisciplinary team
- cantonal employment conditions and social benefits
- a modern workplace in Winterthur
Application
If you see challenges as opportunities and diversity as enrichment, and also want to commit yourself to the well-being of children and adolescents, we look forward to your prompt online application!
The interviews are expected to take place on March 2, 2026. For additional information, Ms. Attorney lic. iur. Jessica Rohner, Head of the Regional Legal Service, Tel. 043 259 94 14, and from February 9, 2026, Ms. MLaw Noura Mourad at Tel. 043 259 94 15 will be happy to assist you.
Further information is also available at www.ajb.zh.ch.
