Legal Counsel, holder of a bar admission 80-100%, Place of work: Ecublens

The Legal Service guides the company and its staff through the intricacies of the legal and regulatory framework and ensures the legal integrity of the SSR.

Responsibilities ####

Within the Legal Service team, you will assume the following responsibilities:

• advising editorial departments on media law;
• drafting responses to complaints addressed to the independent appeals authority in radio and television matters as well as to the Press Council;
• managing procedures within the scope of the law on the principle of transparency of the administration;
• managing the company's litigation files, if necessary in coordination with external counsel;
• legal support for the company's technological projects involving the processing of personal data;
• drafting contracts, legal opinions, internal notes, and other documents related to the relevant areas of activity.

Requirements ####

• You hold a bar admission, with a minimum of 2 years of experience gained in a company or a law firm in the legal fields mentioned above.
• You are a native French speaker. You have excellent knowledge of German, written and spoken. Knowledge of Italian and English is an advantage.
• You are an open-minded, dynamic, and resilient person, equipped with solid communication skills, and you know how to interact easily with very diverse interlocutors.
• You like to work in a pragmatic and solution-oriented manner; you possess analytical, drafting, and conceptual skills, and you know how to negotiate with skill and determination.
• You demonstrate team spirit and appreciate a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to work, while simultaneously showing interest in the different linguistic regions of Switzerland.

What we offer ####

• A legal activity in the service of freedom of the press, in close contact with editorial professions.
• Varied tasks in the exciting and dynamic context of public audiovisual service.
• A dynamic, collegial, and diverse team, composed of lawyers from all linguistic regions of Switzerland.
• Autonomous work, associated with the advantages of fruitful teamwork.

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Place of work ###

• Medienzentrum

Bundesgasse 8-12

3003 Bern