Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Legal Counsel Legal Service fixed-term for 1 year 80 - 100%
- 14 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join AFA Zurich as a Jurist/in for a year, contributing to meaningful work. Enjoy a supportive environment with flexible options.
Tasks
- Draft appeals and legal documents for social insurance cases.
- Conduct legal clarifications and represent ALK in court.
- Advise clients and maintain contact with SECO authorities.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in law with experience in social and labor law.
- Structured, reliable, and detail-oriented work style.
- Customer-focused with respectful communication skills.
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About the job
Legal Counsel Legal Service fixed-term for 1 year 80 - 100%Work changes lives - and that is exactly what drives us. The Office for Labour (AFA) of the Canton of Zurich is committed every day to helping people re-enter the workforce, companies find the right talents, and keeping the labour market in the Canton of Zurich strong. With around 900 employees at various locations, we pool labour market expertise and are close to the people, the businesses, and the realities of working life. You don’t work just anywhere with us. You work where your contribution really counts.
How do we combine service and efficiency in everyday life? We ensure that insurance benefits from the cantonal unemployment fund are paid correctly and on time. We are there when it matters: we review claims, calculate unemployment insurance benefits, and pay them out. Reliably, competently, and with genuine understanding for the people behind the files.
For the Legal Service & Complaints Department in the Unemployment Fund of the Canton of Zurich, headquartered in Winterthur, we are looking for a lawyer to start immediately or by arrangement.
Your tasks:
- independently drafting objection decisions and complaint submissions in proceedings before social insurance and federal courts
- carrying out the necessary legal clarifications
- representing the unemployment fund in labour law proceedings before courts (drafting legal documents as well as personal representation)
- advising clients, partners, as well as internal and external bodies
- maintaining contact with the supervisory authority SECO (e.g. clarifications regarding AVIG enforcement)
- participating in working groups and process revisions
Your profile:
- law degree (at least Bachelor level)
- professional or court experience in law, preferably in social insurance and labour law
- structured, careful, and reliable working style
- service-oriented and appreciative as well as respectful interaction with all stakeholders
We offer:
- flexible working options at our modern and central locations in Winterthur (headquarters) and Zurich Oerlikon
- possibility of home office
- varied and challenging work with a high degree of personal responsibility
- thorough induction period
- contribution to meal costs (lunch voucher)
- well-developed social benefits according to cantonal personnel law
Do you appreciate a lively environment with stable and fair conditions? Then we should definitely get to know each other – Marc Schneider, Head of Department, phone 043 258 10 19, will be happy to provide you with further information. We look forward to your application. Learn more about us and our employees at www.zh.ch/afa.
