Traineeship - Legal Affairs

Eurojust - European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit

The Hague, Netherlands

The traineeship project specification

During the traineeship, the trainee will familiarise themselves with the work of the Legal Affairs Unit, which seeks to ensure Eurojust's compliance in the area of regulatory and administrative law issues, in procurement procedures and in contractual matters. The Unit is not involved in the operational aspect of Eurojust’swork. The main tasks and responsibilities may include:

Assist in drafting and/or updating notes, reports, legal opinions, framework contracts, order forms and any other document on any legal issue arising in the Unit’swork and in the implementation of applicable rules and policies;
Carry out research on EU legislation and case-law (especially on institutional issues,procurement, staff regulations, data protection, access to documents);
Draft summaries of the case law of the CJEU and prepare summary/comparative tables (especially in the areas mentioned above);
Assist in the preparation of correspondence and participate meetings;
Provide ad-hoc administrative support;
Any other tasks related to the Unit’swork, as requested.

Eligibility criteria

The traineeship call is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria on the closing date for application:

The applicant must:

Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union or of EU candidate countries. Exceptionally, nationals of third countries with a cooperation agreement or working arrangement with Eurojust may also be accepted, depending on budget availability;
Be a recent university/masters/doctorate graduate, who, by the closing date for applications, has obtained a university/masters/doctorate diploma;
Have a very good knowledge of English (minimum B2 level),the working language of Eurojust.
Not have received more than six weeks of any kind of in-service training/internship nor have worked or been employed in any capacity within a European Institution, body, office or agency.

General knowledge, qualifications and experience:

Completed university degree in Law;
Experience in dealing with EU law matters, including via study assignments, participation in moot court competitions and authoring legal articles published in peer-reviewed journals;
Experience in analysis and synthesis of information from a range of sources, including via study/research assignments;
Good communication and interpersonal skills;
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications;
Aptitude for team work in an international, multicultural environment, as well as cooperative and customer-oriented attitude;
Ability to take responsibility for specific areas of work and see actions through to completion ensuring that the deadlines are met;
Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters;
Planning and organisational skills;
Excellent knowledge of English both written and spoken, the working language of Eurojust.

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