Intern 50 % Legal Service Department of Finance and Resources

Intern 50 % Legal Service Department of Finance and Resources

Aarau

from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement

fixed-term for 1 year

Home office possible

Exciting tasks await:

• Broad legal spectrum: Clarifying legal questions in all areas of responsibility of the department (including constitutional, general administrative, contract, personnel, procurement, data protection, IT, property, and tenancy law); processing state liability claims, supervisory complaints, and requests for access to official documents
• Benefit from mentoring: Gain valuable practical knowledge through close guidance from experienced lawyers
• Flexible, individual workload design with a view to the bar exam
• Start your career: Ideal springboard for a future in the courts, a law firm, or administration

What you bring:

• Fulfillment of the admission requirements for the bar exam (MLaw and 1 net year of legal internship)
• Interest and ability to deal with complex legal issues in a solution-oriented manner
• Willingness to dive into new areas of law
• Precise and independent way of working
• Teamwork skills, resilience, and flexibility

Preparation for the bar exam

This position is specifically for lawyers who are preparing for the bar exam. The workload of 50% can be designed flexibly.

Your working environment

The Department of Finance and Resources (https://www.ag.ch/de/verwaltung/dfr) with around 650 employees is responsible, as a cross-cutting department, for ensuring that the resources necessary for the fulfillment of tasks are available to the canton.

The General Secretariat (https://www.ag.ch/de/verwaltung/dfr/ueber-uns/organisation/generalsekretariat) plans, controls, and coordinates the higher-level strategic and operative administrative activities. The employees provide partnership-based and effective leadership support to the head of the department and the divisions. The services include communication, human resources management, planning and controlling of business affairs, accounting, project coordination, legal service, and quality assurance.

Benefits

Work flexibly

• Part-time (almost) always possible
• As a rule, around 3 paid bridge days per year
• Possibility to extend holidays by up to 10 days
• Flexible working, e.g., in the home office, Stay healthy
• Holistic occupational health management to promote physical, mental, and social well-being
• Various sports offers, Fairly paid
• Equal pay for equal work
• Service anniversary gift after 15 years, Moving forward
• Diverse development opportunities including internal educational offerings with over 180 seminars
• Participation in the costs of external continuing education by arrangement, Secure
• 16 weeks of maternity leave with full pay
• 2 weeks of paternity leave with full pay
• We cover around 60 % of the pension fund contributions

Please note that the terms of employment may differ for certain functions.

Any questions?

Claudia Häfeli
Head of Human Resources Management

062 835 24 91

We look forward to your online application.