solique - Auditorship at the District Court of Horgen (100%)

About the job

District Court of Horgen

Court Management

The District Court of Horgen is a court of first instance for civil and criminal matters with around 60 employees. Approximately 4,000 cases are processed annually.

An auditorship at a district court enables persons with a completed law degree to enter Zurich's civil and criminal justice system. The auditorship is credited as a net year in accordance with the admission requirements for the bar examination.

Auditorship at the District Court of Horgen (100%)

Your area of responsibility

As an auditor, you will gain insight into all areas of activity of a Zurich district court through our pool system and work with all 11 of our judges as well as 15 court clerks.

You will participate in hearings, prepare the corresponding minutes, contribute to the reasoning of decisions, and provide legal advice. You will gain an in-depth insight into procedural law, civil law (e.g. family law, claims including labour and tenancy disputes), criminal law as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law.

You will participate in hearings, prepare the corresponding minutes, contribute to the reasoning of decisions, and provide legal advice. You will gain an in-depth insight into procedural law, civil law (e.g. family law, claims including labour and tenancy disputes), criminal law as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law.

Your profile

• a completed degree in law (Master's)
• very good knowledge of the official language
• a good reputation (extract from the criminal record)
• legal capacity (certificate of legal capacity)

We offer you

• a varied, demanding and exciting legal activity
• support and promotion by our court clerks and judges
• a collegial team
• promotion opportunities to our 15 court clerk positions
• The salary is based on § 12 of the Auditor Regulations.

The District Court of Horgen regularly fills auditor positions throughout the year. Please indicate in your application when you would like to start the position. In addition to the planned positions, there are always short-term employment opportunities. If there is no vacant auditor position at the relevant time, suitable applications will be placed on the list of interested parties.

Are you interested in a court internship at the District Court of Horgen?

Then please submit your application with the usual documents (in particular CV, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree with transcript or licentiate certificate, school-leaving certificate, work references, as well as an extract from the criminal record and a certificate of legal capacity) online.

Applications are accepted even before the official graduation ceremony, provided the application is accompanied by a confirmation from the university or a transcript showing that all required examination subjects and the Master’s thesis have been successfully completed. On the transcript (if already available, the official university record or a printout of your academic achievements from your booking system), the subjects counting towards the Master’s degree must be highlighted in colour and the weighted grade point average must be added by hand.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For any questions or further information, the Senior Court Clerks lic. iur. B. Rosenberger Christen will be happy to assist you (Tel. 044 728 52 22).

Are you interested in a court internship at the District Court of Horgen?

Then please submit your application with the usual documents (in particular CV, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree with transcript or licentiate certificate, school-leaving certificate, work references, as well as an extract from the criminal record and a certificate of legal capacity) online.

Applications are accepted even before the official graduation ceremony, provided the application is accompanied by a confirmation from the university or a transcript showing that all required examination subjects and the Master’s thesis have been successfully completed. On the transcript (if already available, the official university record or a printout of your academic achievements from your booking system), the subjects counting towards the Master’s degree must be highlighted in colour and the weighted grade point average must be added by hand.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For any questions or further information, the Senior Court Clerks lic. iur. B. Rosenberger Christen will be happy to assist you (Tel. 044 728 52 22).