Assistant Lawyer - Ukrainian Law

COE - Council of Europe; Strasbourg; Sur place; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An international organization in Strasbourg is seeking an Assistant Lawyer to support senior staff in handling legal cases. You will need a Master's degree in law, preferably related to Ukrainian legal matters, and a strong command of Ukrainian, with good knowledge of either English or French. This position offers a fixed-term contract under the Junior Professionals Programme.

Qualifications

• Hold a Master's degree in law related to Ukrainian legal professions.
• Maximum of two years of relevant professional experience.
• Very good knowledge of English or French and excellent Ukrainian.

Responsabilités

• Assist senior staff in preparing correspondence and drafting decisions.
• Examine applications in inadmissible cases.
• Draft reports, notes, decisions, and other documents.

Connaissances

Knowledge of Ukrainian law

Understanding of international law

Teamwork and cooperation

Planning and work organisation

Problem solving

Communication

Adaptability

Legal text drafting

Formation

Master’s degree in law

Description du poste

• Grade: Administrative support -B3 -Junior/Mid-Level - Support staff - International recruitment
• Occupational Groups:
  • Legal - Broad
  • Administrative support
• Closing Date: 2025-12-01

General Information

Vacancy number

1060/2025

Recruitment type

External recruitment (international)

Type of contract

Fixed-term appointment (Junior professional)

Posted date

10-Nov-2025

Deadline to apply

01-Dec-2025

Duty station

Grade

B3

Entity

Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Description & Requirements

Your Team

The is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the member states of the Council of Europe. Individuals can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg Court once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned.

The Court is divided into five sections, the composition of which is fixed for three years. Each of these sections comprises different units organised per country. You will be assigned to one of these units, which is made up of both experienced lawyers and assistant lawyers whose number varies mainly according to the number and type of cases linked to the country. Each unit also has dedicated administrative support. On arrival, you will receive comprehensive training and will be fully integrated into your unit.

Your Role

As anAssistant Lawyer, you will assist more senior members of staff in the preparation of correspondence with applicants and draft decisions in standard form cases. You will:

• examine and deal with applications in prima facie inadmissible cases and in cases which can be dealt with in a standard manner;
• draft decisions, minutes, reports, notes and other documents;
• provide assistance, as needed, to one or more experienced members of the Registry responsible for applications in preparing them for consideration by the Court.

Requirements to apply

You must:

• hold a higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a Master’s degree () in law of a standard permitting access, either on the basis of qualifications or after passing a competitive examination, to the legal professions in Ukraine; the Bachelors’ degree in law must have been obtained in an Ukrainian education institution;
• after having obtained the relevant higher education degree in law, have a maximum of two years of relevant professional experience acquired in the legal field in Ukraine, or in international Organisations on tasks related to Ukrainian law ;
• have a very good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe (English or French) and the ability to draft legal texts therein clearly and precisely; have an excellent knowledge of Ukrainian (first language level);
• be a citizen of one of the member states of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
• not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
• be under 35 years of age at the closing of the deadline for submission of applications for this vacancy notice.

Your application must also demonstrate to what extent you have the competencies listed below. To help you doing so, feel free to consult our .

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Learning and development
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation
• Professional and technical expertise:
  • good knowledge of the Ukrainian law, including constitutional law, and of the Ukrainian judicial system; ability to handle cases arising in other jurisdictions;
  • knowledge of international law .
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Interpersonal - Communication
• Interpersonal - Adaptability

What we offer

This job vacancy is published within the framework of the Junior Professionals Programme (limited to 4 years). You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage .

Applications and selection procedure

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page . This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Articles 490 and 4100 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST).When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants withspecific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at , we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at .

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Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.