Procurement, Contracts and Grant Management Unit - Post A: Legal team

The European Parliament stands for European democracy. We help connect it to people.  

This entails providing complete and impartial information to citizens and media about the European Parliament, and assisting Members in their communication activities. The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) strives to reach and engage the right audience with the right message at the right time and in doing so, deliver world-class communication. We are committed communication professionals coming from various professional and academic backgrounds.

The Procurement, Contracts and Grant Management Unit (PCGMU) provides legal advice to authorising officers in all possible matters related to the implementation of their budget with procurement procedures and grants. This includes assistance in intellectual property law and other contractual matters. One of the key roles of our Unit is finding the right legal instruments enabling DG COMM to pursue its communication objectives.

We are looking for a trainee able to help us achieving the above mentioned objectives, that will be part of the legal team of PCGMU dealing with procurement, contract and intellectual property law. The assigned tasks will mainly be the following:

• Assisting the team in matters related to procurement and intellectual property rights (e.g. legal research, drafting legal opinions and analysis, writing of internal guidelines, etc.);
• Supporting the legal team and the unit in administrative matters (e.g. organisation of trainings sessions, creation of presentations, updating webpages, etc.).

You should have:

• Knowledge of public procurement and/or of intellectual property law;
• Excellent command of English and excellent writing skills;
• The ability to work both independently and in teams
• (Preferably a Master's) degree in law;

The following would be an asset:

• Good command of French and good writing skills;
• Previous experience or specialisation in public procurement;
• Previous experience or specialisation in intellectual property law;
• Experience in organising trainings or conferences;
• Experience is writing guidelines;
• Experience in legal research.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.