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Työnimike: Legal Advisor, ECHA Helsinki

Työnkuvaus:
The Legal Advisor will work in the Registry of the Board of Appeal, in particular on activities related to appeal proceedings when an appeal or a legal action is brought against certain decisions of the Agency.

The main tasks of the Legal Advisor include the following:
Legal advice on REACH, Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) and other European Union's legislation related to the activities of the Board of Appeal and its Registry as well as applicable procedures;
Supporting the activities of the Registry of the Board of Appeal, including as regards the decision-making process of the Board of Appeal;
Supporting the activities of the Board of Appeal in legal actions brought against, or related to, its decisions before the EU Courts;
Legal advice on administrative issues arising in the context of a European regulatory agency;
Drafting procedural documents related to appeal proceedings;
Drafting implementing measures of procedural nature that supports the processing of appeals and the Board of Appeal's activities;
Checking the legal correctness of the decisions, drafting opinions and positions of the Registrar of the Board of Appeal and proofreading the decisions of the Board of Appeal;
Supporting less experienced lawyers in their tasks and assuming the duties of the Registrar in his/her absence.

The Legal Advisor will also be responsible for other tasks related to the work of the Registry of the Board of Appeal, for example:
Checking implementing rules, operational procedures, guidance, templates, implementing rules and other documents supporting processes;
Taking charge of the development of legal databases;
Reporting on activities of the Board of Appeal;
Performing legal research, analysis and follow-up of case-law, including assessing the relevance of EU Courts' judgments and appeal decisions from appeal bodies of other EU Agencies for ECHA's Board of Appeal.

2. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by a degree, where the normal duration of university education is at least three (3) years.

Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities or EEA authorities and qualifications recognised as equivalent by the relevant EU or EEA Member State authorities will be accepted.


3. SELECTION CRITERIA

If you meet the eligibility criteria set out in section 2, you will be assessed on the basis of the following selection criteria. The candidates who are judged to be the most suitable on the basis of the selection criteria will be invited to an interview.

Your academic and professional qualifications and their relevance to the main areas of work listed in section 1.

Preference will be given to qualifications obtained in the following fields:
European Union environmental or product legislation, in particular related to chemicals (REACH and BPR) or analogous legislation;
Administrative law governing the work of the Agency;
Post-graduate degree in EU law;
Professional training related to a legal profession (for example qualification of an attorney or judge).

Your professional experience: the range of fields covered, the type and level of work done and its relevance to the areas of work listed in section 1.

The following will be considered as assets:
Experience in applying EU law, in particular in relation to REACH, BPR, CLP, other chemicals legislation;
Experience in litigation before national and/or EU Courts;
Experience with administrative review procedures in the EU legal context;
Work experience gained in a similar multicultural environment. Preference will be given to work experience abroad.

The academic and professional qualifications, professional experience and experience considered as an asset must be described as precisely as possible in your application.

4. HOW TO APPLY

You can submit your application and find more information (complete vacancy notice and application form) on ECHA website http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/about-us/jobs/open-positions.


The deadline to fill in the application form is
11 February 2019 at noon 12:00, Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET).

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Työnantajan nimi: European Chemicals Agency

source: TIVA