Legislative and Judicial Coordination Unit

Tasks of the Legal Service :

• To provide legal advice to the Institution, its organs and its General Secretariat and represent it in litigation proceedings before the Courts of the European Union as well as national courts.

Description of the Legislative and Judicial Coordination Unit:

• A horizontal Unit, directly attached to the Jurisconsult, composed of three lawyers and five assistants, responsible for coordinating legislative and litigation files within the Legal Service. It is also responsible for managing the library and research and documentation for the entire Service. The Unit deals with horizontal issues common to the various sectoral Units of the Legal Service relating to legislative procedures in general. It also deals with the management and analysis of all cases and preliminary rulings notified to the Parliament by the Court of Justice.

• By joining our Unit, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in legislative work and observe it at close quarters by taking part in preparations for drawing up and negotiating EU legislation that has a major impact on our daily lives. In addition, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the handling of litigation cases within the Unit’s remit and to attend at least one hearing before the EU Court of Justice.

Description of tasks entrusted to trainees:

• Assisting the Unit’s lawyers and Head of Unit by:
  • participating in the daily work of the Unit;
  • undertaking research work (doctrine, jurisprudence) and
  • preparing files, reports and briefing notes and analytical notes according to the needs of the service.
• Attending parliamentary committee meetings in Brussels and a plenary session in Strasbourg;
• Attending various internal meetings of the Legal Service and other Parliament services;
• Attending a hearing before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg;
• Any other task relating to the daily work of the Unit’s lawyers.

Place of work: BRUSSELS

Selection criteria: 

• Law Degree - preferably Master 2
• Language skills: French and English