État de Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Legal Officer
- 21 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
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Taxation Service (SCCO)
The SCCO, which has around 150 employees, brings together entities responsible for taxing and collecting various taxes. The legal entity of the service has the primary mission of providing legal support to the entire service. It also prepares submissions within the framework of appeal procedures before the courts. It handles exemption and liability procedures. It drafts bills and regulations related to cantonal tax legislation.
Your tasks
As a legal officer within the Taxation Service, you handle liability procedures for natural and legal persons, as well as exemption procedures for legal persons. The processing of these files and the drafting of decisions shape your daily work, as do your interactions with taxpayers and the various cantonal tax authorities.
Within the framework of appeal procedures before the Cantonal Court and the Federal Court, you are responsible for drafting submissions.
Your expertise also benefits the service staff, whom you support in resolving legal issues raised during the analysis of their files. You also participate in the development and updating of internal and external guidelines on liability and exemption, as well as in internal training.
Your profile
You hold a master’s degree in law and have a particular interest in taxation. Comfortable with your interlocutors and endowed with analytical and synthetic skills, you know how to make and take responsibility for your decisions.
You have an excellent command of French spelling and language as well as common IT tools.
Autonomous, you stand out for your professional conscientiousness and show initiative within the scope of your assigned responsibilities. Precision and seriousness characterise your work, even during periods of high demand.
Knowledge of German is an asset for this position.
We offer you
Information
Ms Mireille Gerber, head of the legal entity and training, tel. 032 889 45 28
Working for the State
This full-time position can be filled between 80% and 100%.
Application deadline: 6 September 2026
Salary: Fixed
Start date: To be agreed
Taxation Service (SCCO)
The SCCO, which has around 150 employees, brings together entities responsible for taxing and collecting various taxes. The legal entity of the service has the primary mission of providing legal support to the entire service. It also prepares submissions within the framework of appeal procedures before the courts. It handles exemption and liability procedures. It drafts bills and regulations related to cantonal tax legislation.
Your tasks
As a legal officer within the Taxation Service, you handle liability procedures for natural and legal persons, as well as exemption procedures for legal persons. The processing of these files and the drafting of decisions shape your daily work, as do your interactions with taxpayers and the various cantonal tax authorities.
Within the framework of appeal procedures before the Cantonal Court and the Federal Court, you are responsible for drafting submissions.
Your expertise also benefits the service staff, whom you support in resolving legal issues raised during the analysis of their files. You also participate in the development and updating of internal and external guidelines on liability and exemption, as well as in internal training.
Your profile
You hold a master’s degree in law and have a particular interest in taxation. Comfortable with your interlocutors and endowed with analytical and synthetic skills, you know how to make and take responsibility for your decisions.
You have an excellent command of French spelling and language as well as common IT tools.
Autonomous, you stand out for your professional conscientiousness and show initiative within the scope of your assigned responsibilities. Precision and seriousness characterise your work, even during periods of high demand.
Knowledge of German is an asset for this position.
We offer you
- An autonomous and varied job.
- A dynamic and welcoming team in an organisation where collaboration and communication are essential.
- The opportunity to improve and develop professionally (internal training provided and courses by the Swiss Tax Conference).
Information
Ms Mireille Gerber, head of the legal entity and training, tel. 032 889 45 28
Working for the State
This full-time position can be filled between 80% and 100%.
Application deadline: 6 September 2026
Salary: Fixed
Start date: To be agreed
