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Expert in European Environmental Law (Head of Section or Course Director)

Would you like to work at the cutting edge of European law, helping judges, lawyers and other legal professionals to put the latest developments into practice?

The Academy of European Law is the leading partner of the European institutions, national administrations and professional associations
in continuing professional training in European law.


We are looking for an

Expert in European Environmental Law
(Head of Section or Course Director)

ERA is currently setting up a new (fourth) Programme Section on European Public Law, which will essentially cover European institutional law, tax law, migration law and environmental law. The section will be composed of four lawyers– the head of section, the deputy head of section and two course directors ̶ each specialised in one of the core areas of the section, and secretarial staff.

Applications are invited both from senior lawyers for the position as head of section and from junior lawyers for the position as course director.

Your job will be to prepare and run training courses, organise high-level conferences and develop e-learning modules targeted at practitioners of European law (such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel). You should have an excellent knowledge of European environmental law, food law and agricultural law, as well as good networking and communication skills and be fluent in at least two of ERA’s three working languages (English, French and German). Native English-speakers and lawyers with a common law background are particularly encouraged to apply.

For applicants for the course director position, professional experience of legal practice would be an advantage. Applicants for the head of section position should have at least five years of professional experience as a lawyer in private or administrative practice, business, academia, the European institutions or associations, and experience in team leadership would be an advantage.

We can offer you a competitive salary and private pension insurance scheme, the opportunity to work closely with the top 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 two years, after which an indefinite contract may be offered. The normal place of work is the city of Trier in Germany, just over the border from the EU's judicial capital in Luxembourg, and regular travel is part of the job.

If you feel attracted by the idea of working in a genuine European team and of promoting European law among European lawyers, please send us your CV, references and a motivation letter (preferably via e-mail) – indicating your salary expectations (applications without this information cannot be accepted) and whether you are applying for the head of section (hs) or course director (cd) positions – in one of the Academy’s working languages by 28 February 2011 to:

bslotta.era.hs@era.int
bslotta.era.cd@era.int
www.era.int

Please do not hesitate to contact our Personnel Department if you have any questions: Tel +49(0)651 93737-0.