Project Lawyer (Junior) in European Environmental Law

Project Lawyer (Junior) in European Environmental Law

ERA – Academy of European Law

Trier, Germany

Do you feel attracted by the idea of working in a genuine European team and promoting European public law among European lawyers?

With the support of the European Union, our team of some 75 staff from 15 different countries designs and organises more than 200 conferences and courses on European law every year at our headquarters in Trier (Germany) and at other locations across Europe, as face-to-face, online or hybrid events. We also provide an e-learning platform and produce publications, in particular the quarterly legal journal ERA Forum.

We are looking for you as a new member of our team as of 1 May 2024 as Project Lawyer (junior) in European Environmental Law (30 hours per week).

Your job

The job offers a variety of work and entails primarily the management of three key activities:

• designing, preparing and running legal training courses;
• organising high-level legal conferences; and
• developing e-learning modules – primarily aimed at judges.

What we expect

• a good knowledge of European Environmental Law;
• an analytical mind-set;
• good networking and communication skills;
• fluency in English, knowledge of German and/or French would be an advantage.

What we offer

• flexible and family-friendly working hours and the option of mobile work (up to 50% after the induction period);
• regular travel to various venues within Europe;
• an attractive and modern workplace in Trier, Germany, just over the border from the EU’s judicial capital in Luxembourg, not far from France and Belgium;
• the opportunity to work closely with leading experts in European law and the chance to be part of a dynamic multi-national team.

The post is for an initial fixed term of one year with the possibility of extension.

If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV and a motivation letter by e-mail – indicating your salary expectations – in one of the Academy’s working languages to: pl-env-2024@era.int.

Please do not hesitate to contact Ms Alexandra Knippel-Probst of our Human Resources Department if you have any questions: Tel +49 (0)651 93737-622, aknippel@era.int.