Kanton Graubünden
7503 Samedan
Legal Expert for the Legal Service/Actuarial Department
- 15 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- 7503 Samedan
Job summary
Join the APMA in Grigioni, Switzerland's unique trilingual canton. Experience a fulfilling work environment while helping those in need.
Tasks
- Provide legal support to authority members and curators in various legal matters.
- Independently prepare assigned procedures, including necessary documentation.
- Collaborate on project groups for practice definition and legislative reviews.
Skills
- University degree in law with relevant professional experience preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication in German; Italian knowledge is a plus.
- Proven social skills and empathy for individuals in challenging situations.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Legal Expert for the Legal Service/Actuarial Department
Protection Authority for Minors and Adults of Graubünden | 80-100 % | Samedan
The Protection Authority for Minors and Adults (APMA) supports people in difficulty. Those in need of help and support can rely on the APMA. Every day is different with us. Within the interdisciplinary team, we actively shape a secure future for adults, families, children and adolescents in need of protection.
For the APMA Graubünden, Engadine/Southern Valleys branch, we are looking for a legal expert from 1 March 2027 or by agreement.
- Support and advice to authority members as well as guardians in matters of substantive and procedural law (law relating to the protection of minors and adults, matrimonial and inheritance law, real estate transactions, insurance law, private international law)
- Independent processing of assigned procedures, including acts and transactions subject to consent (Art. 416 CC)
- Drafting decisions related to assigned procedures
- Actuarial activities for the authority
- Active collaboration in various project groups (e.g. defining practice, legislative revisions)
- Drafting minutes in case of hearings
- University degree in law
- Professional experience, preferably at a law firm or court, and solid knowledge of private law
- Independent person, able to handle large workloads, flexible and capable of interdisciplinary thinking
- Excellent oral and written expression skills in German; knowledge of Italian is desirable, knowledge of foreign languages is an advantage
- Careful, efficient and precise working method
- High service orientation and ability to work in a team within the interdisciplinary service
- Proven social skills and empathy towards people in difficult life situations
If you have any questions, Daniel Erne, director of APMA Engadine/Southern Valleys branch, is happy to assist you at telephone number 081 257 62 90.
Application deadline: 2 October 2026
