Staff Rights and Obligations Unit - Post B

Role 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 Unit:

• “Staff rights and obligations” Unit of the Legal Service deals with social and labour law as applied to the European Civil Service, the rights and obligations of officials, agents and the accredited parliamentary assistants of Members on the basis of the Staff Regulations and related case-law.
• The Unit deals with sensitive pre-litigation and litigation files and for this reason, the work requires in-depth preparation in EU law, great legal analytical skills, full commitment and a strong sense of confidentiality. Working for this unit enables lawyers pragmatically to approach fundamental rights such as the principles of equal treatment, proportionality, adversarial process, the duty of care and the right to be heard.

By joining this Unit, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the handling of litigation cases falling within the Unit’s remit and to attend hearings before the EU Court of Justice.

• Assisting the Units’ lawyers and Heads of Unit with:
  • Research work (doctrine, case-law);
  • The preparation of files (documentation, analysis);

• Analysing and discussing with the Unit’s lawyers the key points of pre-litigation and litigation cases;
• Attending parliamentary committee meetings in Brussels and a plenary session in Strasbourg;
• Attending meetings of the Directorate;
• Attending and reporting back from hearings before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg;
• Any other task relating to the daily work of the Unit’s lawyers.

Place of work: LUXEMBOURG

Selection criteria:

• Law Degree - preferably Master 2
• Advanced level in French and English 

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.