Rheinfelden
Public Prosecutor 80-100 %
- 12 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Basic knowledge)
About the job
Public Prosecutor's Office Aargau
We are looking for...
Public Prosecutor 80-100 %
Exciting tasks await:
- Conducting interrogations
- Ordering and carrying out coercive measures
- Issuing non-prosecution, suspension and dismissal orders
- Issuing penal orders
- Bringing charges and representing them before the cantonal courts
- Performing on-call duty
What you bring:
- Completed law degree, lawyer's licence mandatory as public prosecutor
- Good knowledge of criminal and criminal procedural law as well as practical experience in criminal prosecution
- Familiarity and confident handling of criminal investigations
- Ability to make decisions and assume the associated responsibility
- Very good German skills and convincing communication, foreign language skills an advantage
- Assertiveness and perseverance as well as confident appearance, willingness to perform and resilience
- Mobile (private vehicle for on-call duty)
If practical experience is lacking, there is the possibility of a fixed-term employment as assistant public prosecutor for 3 years with the option of promotion to public prosecutor.
In addition to the usual documents, we require a current debt enforcement and criminal record extract (submission possible later in the application process). Please note that employment requires a successful security clearance.
Benefits
We offer flexible working options, a wide range of further training opportunities and attractive social benefits. You can find all our benefits at ag.ch/personal.
Your working environment
We are responsible in the Public Prosecutor's Office Aargau for criminal proceedings against adults in the canton of Aargau. We conduct the preliminary proceedings and prosecute offences and offenders in close cooperation with the police. We issue penal orders, bring charges and represent the state's criminal claims in court.
Contact
For professional enquiries, please contact Simone Bühlmann, Senior Public Prosecutor, 062 835 47 00.
For questions about the application process, Judith Wengi, Head of HR Criminal Prosecution, 062 835 46 74, will be happy to assist you.
We look forward to receiving your online application via the application portal, application deadline: 6 September 2026. Other applications cannot be considered for administrative reasons. The publication may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
