JOB DESCRIPTION

Lawyer
in the Legal Service of the European Commission Job title: Member of the Legal Service Domain: Law – Internal market for goods, energy; enterprise; customs union; environment; defence Where: SJ.H MIMED Team, Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: 3b
Express your interest until: 03.10.2025 – 12:00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE
The Legal Service of the Commission – MIMED Team (Internal market for goods, energy; enterprise; customs union; environment; defence) The Legal Service provides comprehensive in-house legal assistance to the Commission and all its departments. Its resources have to be deployed to cover all Commission activities and areas of responsibility. In each area, it must be able to assist the Commission in its functions of drafting legislation and conducting international negotiations, as guardian of the treaties and in the exercise of the implementing powers conferred on it by the Union legislator or by the Treaties.
This quadruple task means that the Service has a general advisory role. In order to perform that role effectively, it must be consulted in advance on all documents to be submitted to the Commission. Its opinion is conveyed to the full Commission.
The Legal Service is located in the Commission headquarters in the BERLAYMONT building.
The Legal Service also represents the Commission before EU Courts, national courts and in international dispute settlement bodies.

WE PROPOSE
The tasks to be undertaken by the lawyers of the Legal Service include the examination of the application of Union law, in particular examination of the legal problems arising from the application of the Treaties, either in Members States through their national legislation, or in the activities of the Commission. This mission also includes the defense of Union interests in litigation before the European courts, including the Court of First instance, the Court of Justice and other national and international tribunals and courts.

WE LOOK FOR
Enthusiastic and open-minded, the successful candidate should have – a legal background,
– good drafting and communication skills – Good knowledge of internal as well as inter-institutional procedures would be an asset.
– Knowledge of Italian and other EU languages is essential.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?
With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify potentially interested candidates within this database.
In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps: 1.
If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: CAST Permanent. Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.
2. You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order: 1. your CV 2. completed application form.
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to [email protected], indicating the call for interest reference EC-2025-SJ- 373712 in the subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.
(Reference: Call for interest EC-2025-SJ-373712)