Lausanne
Clerk
- 10 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Temporary
- Lausanne
About the job
Job Description
Are you interested in the judicial field?
Are you particularly motivated by drafting judicial decisions and taking minutes?
Do you wish to work in a stimulating work environment?
Join us!
Attached to the Vaud Judicial Order, the Juvenile Court investigates offences committed by minors and pronounces sentences. It is also responsible for the execution of sentences by minors.
To complement the Juvenile Court, which employs nearly 50 magistrates and collaborators, we are looking for a Clerk.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Presidents of the Court during hearings.
- Analyse files, conduct all useful research, including legal, to prepare the hearing and drafting activities.
- Keep minutes of hearings up to date and draft judicial decision projects by writing the facts and ensuring all legal grounds are addressed (based on notes or instructions).
- Make corrections made by the President in charge of the file and ensure the quality of the original decision as well as its finalisation.
- Participate in file management (mail, deadline tracking, phone calls, etc.) and conduct legal research.
- Inform parties and their counsel, judicial and administrative authorities, as well as any other interlocutor who can justify a legitimate interest, about the different procedures.
More information can be found in the job description by clicking here .
Do you have any questions? Ms Emilie Barré, First Clerk, is happy to assist you at 021 316 68 00.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in law or equivalent university qualification
- Several years of professional experience desired
- Sense of public service and responsibility
- Interest in drafting judicial decisions and taking minutes
- Excellent spelling, typing skills, rigour, precision and discretion
- Very good stress resistance
This position requires availability for on-call duty certain weekends.
As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be required to present an extract from the debt collection register as well as a criminal record dated less than 3 months.
WHO ARE WE?
Why join the State of Vaud?
To learn more about our benefits, visit our Employer State page.
- Publication Date07/08/2026 05:00
- LocationLausanne, Switzerland
- Apply by20/08/2026 21:55
- Start Dateto be agreed - 8-month fixed-term contract
- Salary Grade11
- Contract TypeFixed-term public law contract
- Work Rate80-100%
- AddressJuvenile Court
Chemin du Trabandan 28
1014 Lausanne