Legal Secretary at the Medical Law Unit of CURML

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Legal Secretary at the Medical Law Unit of CURML

The Medical, Ethical and Humanitarian Forensic Medicine Unit (UDEM) of the University Centre of Legal Medicine of Western Switzerland (CURML) is seeking a legal secretary to join its team at 80% - 100% on a fixed-term contract, starting 1 January 2027 (or date to be agreed).

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in care, research and education.

CURML brings together forensic and legal medicine activities in French-speaking Switzerland across two main sites: Lausanne (CHUV) and Geneva (HUG).

UDEM is one of the specialised Units of CURML. It is structured around two main axes: an academic hub (teaching and research) and an operational hub for legal support and training. Furthermore, it contributes to the development of CURML’s humanitarian missions through international cooperation projects in medico-legal matters.

Mission

• You are responsible for the administrative organisation of medico-legal expert activities: you receive medico-legal expert requests and ensure their smooth running and administrative follow-up independently
• You coordinate the submission of research projects to the cantonal ethics committee for research on human beings
• You provide secretarial support to the Unit, including telephone reception, mail reception and sorting, email handling, typing various correspondences (letters, reports, expert opinions for doctors), filing and archiving documents
• You manage the documentation of the Unit’s contracts and agreements.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee or an equivalent qualification
• Training in the legal field is an asset
• You have 5 years’ experience in the legal field (Criminal Court, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Law Firm)
• You have an excellent command of French with impeccable spelling and grammar
• You are proficient with common IT tools (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Autonomous, rigorous and organised, you demonstrate excellent priority management and strong proactivity and adaptability skills
• With solid interpersonal skills, you show listening and empathy and guarantee strict respect for discretion and confidentiality rules.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th month salary and 25 days’ holiday per year
• A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the Canton of Vaud
• Easy access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Secretariat Prof. Silke Grabherr, at 021 314 70 63 or 021 314 70 64

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