{"schemaVersion":3,"releaseId":"rel_20261113_5d5cfc8ad301","builtAt":"2026-11-13T00:00:00.160Z","canonicalUrl":"https://www.diplomatic.careers/jobs/european-commission-member-legal-service-brussels-eu-careers-ec-2026-sj-531054","job":{"slug":"european-commission-member-legal-service-brussels-eu-careers-ec-2026-sj-531054","title":"Member of the Legal Service","state":"open","closesAt":"2026-11-30T23:00:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T15:01:13.412Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T15:15:22.592Z","lastVerifiedAt":"2026-11-12T15:01:13.470Z","sourceUrl":"https://eu-careers.europa.eu/jobs/member-legal-service_en","sourceName":"European Commission careers","applicationUrl":"https://eu-careers.europa.eu/jobs/member-legal-service_en","workModes":["on-site"],"grades":[],"gradeKey":null,"careerLevel":"l3","professionalFunction":"legal","subjectArea":"justice_rule_of_law","requiredLanguages":["English"],"requiredLanguagesOneOf":[],"citizenshipEligibility":"member_states","degreeLevel":null,"yearsExperienceMin":null,"positionsCount":1,"internationallyRecruited":true,"summary":"Provide legal advice and represent the European Commission in matters concerning EU law, particularly the Digital Services Act.","sourceDescription":"Detail page\nReference: EC-2026-SJ- 531054\n\nApplication deadline: 30 November 2026, 12:00 (CET)\n\nInstitution: European Commission\n\nLocation: Brussels, Belgium\n\nDomain: Law\n\nContract type: Contract staff\n\nUnit: A\n\nDirectorate-General or Department: Legal Service\n\nBack\n\nVacancy Notice\n12 November 2026\n\nEnglishDownload (157.54 KB - PDF)\n\nApplication Form\n12 November 2026\n\nEnglishDownload (157.26 KB - PDF)\n\nVacancy notice (DSA FGIV - Member of the Legal Service - CA Vacancy Notice_EN.pdf)\n\nVACANCY NOTICE - CONTRACT AGENT FGIV\nJob title Member of the Legal Service\nReference EC-2026-SJ- 531054\nApplication deadline 30.11.2026 - 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)\nDirectorate-General (full name) Legal Service\nUnit SJ.A\nPlace of assignment Brussels\nDomain* Law\nContract type and\nFunction Group\nContract Agent 3b FG IV\nOther useful information\n(contract duration, other ...)\n*please use one of the standardised domains that can be found here\nAbout us\nThe team in charge of the application of the Digital Services Act in the Legal Service\nof the European Commission. The team advises DG CONNECT on the\ninterpretation and application of the Digital Services Act and other rules of EU law\npertinent for its application, reviews draft procedural acts and decisions as well as\ndraft implementing and delegated rules. The team represents the European\nCommission in the Union courts and, where relevant, before national courts in any\ncase involving the Digital Services Act.\nThe Legal Service provides comprehensive in-house legal assistance to the\nCommission and all its departments. It assists the Commission in its functions of\ndrafting legislation and conducting international negotiations, as guardian of the\ntreaties and in the exercise of the implementing powers conferred on it by the\nCommunity legislator or by the Treaties. This quadruple task means that the Service\nhas a general advisory role. To perform that role effectively, it must be consulted in\nadvance on all documents to be submitted to the Commission. Its opinion is\nconveyed to the full Commission. The SJ.A AFFAIR Team, in which the successful\ncandidates will work, provides legal advice to the Commission Services and\nrepresents the Commission in all legal proceedings in the following areas: freedom\nto provide services, freedom of establishment, financial services, digital services and\ntransport services. The Legal Service is located in the Commission headquarters in\nthe BERLAYMONT.\n\nAbout the role\nThe tasks to be undertaken by the lawyers of the Legal Service, working in one of\n13 specialised teams, include the examination of the application of EU law, in\nparticular examination of the legal problems arising from the application of the\nTreaties, either in Members States through their national legislation, or in the\nactivities of the Commission. This mission also includes the defence of Union\ninterests in litigation before the European courts, including the General Court, the\nCourt of Justice and other national and international tribunals and courts.\nIn the course of the coming year, the Legal Service is seeking to hire up to four\ncontract agents of Function Group IV, we have several posts with the same job\ndescription, to deal in particular with the work resulting from the enforcement of the\nDigital Services Act. The work comprises advice to DG CONNECT on the\npreparation of Commission decisions and defence of the decisions adopted by the\nCommission in the Union courts.\nQualifications, experience and skills\nWe look for enthusiastic, resilient, committed and open-minded candidates.\nThe candidate should have:\n- a very good background in EU law\n- very good drafting and communication skills;\n- very good knowledge of English. Good knowledge of French is an important asset.\nThe ability to work in other official languages of the Union is also an asset.\nWe are looking for lawyers with relevant professional experience. That experience\ncan be but must not necessarily be linked to the Digital Services Act. Applicants that\nlack prior experience with the Digital Services Act must have relevant litigation\nexperience or working experience in the Union courts or national courts, and/or\nrelevant experience in neighbouring fields of law, such as data protection, artificial\nintelligence, intellectual property. Admission to the bar in one of the Member States\nof the EU or qualification for judicial office in one of the Member States of the EU,\nor equivalent, is a strong asset.\nDue to a current shortage in lawyers from those jurisdictions, the Legal Service\nwould in particular welcome expertise in Danish law, Estonian law or Luxembourgian\nlaw. It therefore particularly encourages applications from lawyers with a\nqualification in those jurisdictions.\nHow to express your interest?\n1. You should send your documents in one single pdf in the following order:\n1. Your CV 2. Completed application form\nPlease send these documents by the publication deadline to SJ-HR-EXTERNAL-\nAPPLICATIONS@ec.europa.eu indicating the selection reference EC-2026-SJ-\n531054\n\nEligibility, recruitment steps, contract and working conditions\nPlease consult the pdf document at the end of this page","description":["Provide legal advice and represent the European Commission in matters concerning EU law, particularly the Digital Services Act."],"responsibilities":["Advise DG CONNECT on the preparation of Commission decisions under the Digital Services Act.","Examine legal issues arising from the application of EU law and related Commission activities.","Defend Commission decisions before Union, national, and international courts and tribunals."],"requirements":[],"applicationInstructions":[],"engagementType":"staff","datePosted":"2026-11-12","applicationDeadline":"2026-11-30","locations":[{"label":"Brussels, Belgium","city":"Brussels","country":"Belgium","countryCode":"BE","remote":false}]},"organization":{"slug":"european-commission","name":"European Commission","shortName":"European Commission","websiteUrl":"https://commission.europa.eu","careersUrl":"https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/job-opportunities/open-vacancies/ec_vacancies"},"filters":[{"field":"organization","value":"european-commission","label":"European Commission"},{"field":"city","value":"brussels","label":"Brussels"},{"field":"country","value":"belgium","label":"Belgium"},{"field":"area","value":"justice-rule-of-law","label":"Justice & rule of law"},{"field":"area","value":"legal","label":"Legal"},{"field":"level","value":"l3","label":"P3 Established professional"},{"field":"engagement","value":"staff","label":"Staff"},{"field":"language","value":"english","label":"English"},{"field":"citizenship","value":"member-states","label":"Organization member-state nationals"},{"field":"mode","value":"on-site","label":"On-site"}],"eligibilityGuide":null,"salaryBand":null,"organizationBenefits":[{"title":"Income tax exemption","summary":"European Commission officials pay European Union tax on their EU remuneration and are exempt from national income tax on that remuneration.","details":["European Commission officials pay European Union tax on their EU remuneration and are exempt from national income tax on that remuneration."],"sourceUrl":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01962R0031-20250101","updatedAt":"2026-07-18T11:23:52.898Z","scope":"organization-wide"},{"title":"Relocation","summary":"Eligible European Commission officials receive an installation allowance plus reimbursement of appointment travel and removal expenses when the post requires a change of residence. 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