Legal Assistant ACER

The tasks of the Legal Assistant in the Market Monitoring Department will include the following:

•  Assisting in advising on legal issues relating to REMIT;
•  Assisting in developing regulatory guidance and assuring the legislative quality control regarding the drafting of Guidelines and Recommendations relating to REMIT by ACER;
•  Assisting in providing legal advice and assistance on ACER’s tasks and powers, including its powers regarding the breach of market abuse prohibitions of REMIT and other Union Law, in particular EU financial market legislation, and coordination of NRAs under REMIT;
• Assisting in providing legal advice to the other staff members in the Market Monitoring Department on the interpretation and correct application of relevant provisions in REMIT and on broader administrative issues;
•  Assisting in legal review, in particular legal assessment of compliance with the requirements of REMIT;
•  Assisting in the cooperation with national competent authorities and third-country supervisors under cooperation agreements, in particular in the enforcement of REMIT;
• Assisting in handling of applications to access to ACER documents and of information requests;
•  Assisting in the preparation of annual reports to the European Commission according to Article 7(3) of REMIT;
•  Assisting in the contribution to other legal and/or policy issues related to REMIT.

The jobholder will work in the Market Monitoring Department, under the supervision of the Head of the Market Monitoring Department and/or the Senior Legal Officer.

For more information about the position and to apply, please click here.