Legal Officer (m/f/d) - Keyword: Legal DPR -

The position primarily involves the following areas of responsibility:

• providing legal advice, assessing, and assisting with general legal matters of the HSZG and legally relevant matters of the University Executive Board as well as other internal university bodies,
• providing legal advice to the university’s organizational units in the drafting and review of proposals, regulations, and other documents (circulars, information sheets), as well as in the reorganization of business workflows and processes,
• legal support for the HSZG’s judicial and extrajudicial legal disputes,
• Independently handling matters and proceedings under labor and disciplinary law concerning university staff (employees, civil servants, and support staff), including the procedural management of disciplinary proceedings and legal representation, as well as the preparation of court and out-of-court briefs,
• Assistance with personnel selection procedures,
• providing legal support and advice in appeals proceedings,
• Drafting templates and documents for the preparation and review of employment references.

The following knowledge and skills are required

• A successfully completed academic degree (Master’s/Diplom/State Examination) in the field of law,
• professional experience in academic administration,
• legal knowledge and/or experience in the areas of general administrative law, labor law, collective bargaining law, civil service law, and disciplinary law, as well as budgetary law, election law, and higher education law, and in academic administration,
• good command of German and English, both spoken and written,
• strong interpersonal skills, as well as excellent communication and persuasion skills.

In addition, the following are desirable:

• practical professional experience in public administration,
• experience in process and project management.

We expect you to demonstrate

• a high degree of loyalty, resilience, a sense of responsibility, and reliability,
• a conscientious and precise, independent yet team-oriented work style,

• competence and a professional demeanor when interacting with various stakeholders (academic and non-academic staff, applicants, managers, and external parties),
• the ability to work proactively, solution-oriented, and in a balanced manner, even in complex situations,
• an interest in professional and personal development,
• willingness to work at both locations and, if necessary, to travel for work.