Traineeship Lawyer-Linguist with Spanish as main language

Legal Services

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General Information
Type of contract Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 19.07.2024

Your team You will be part of the Legislation Division in the Directorate General Legal Services. Our Division is responsible for preparing ECB legal acts in the official languages of the EU, reviewing legal texts for legal, linguistic and terminological consistency and maintaining a legal terminology database.

In your role as trainee lawyer-linguist, you will be part of a multinational team of 40 members of staff responsible for ensuring that ECB legal acts are sound in all 24 official EU languages, working closely with other relevant business areas from across the institution.

The ECB is an inclusive employer, and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role As a trainee lawyer-linguist you will:

• translate draft ECB legal acts and other legal documents from English into Spanish;
• revise Spanish translations of ECB legal acts and other legal documents;
• translate legal texts from Spanish into English for internal working purposes and revise Spanish-to-English translations of national laws and other legal documents;
• contribute to the drafting of ECB legal acts;
• carry out legal research related to legislative drafting and in areas relevant to the ECB’s activities as a central bank and banking supervisor;
• engage in the Division’s projects relating, for example, to the development of the ECB lawyer-linguist function, knowledge management and the use of technology;
• contribute, as required, to the overall work of the Division.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the quality of ECB legal acts. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in Spanish law, awarded by a Spanish university;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an excellent (C2) command of Spanish and an advanced (C1) command of English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• a good knowledge of EU law;
• a basic knowledge of EU and Spanish banking and financial law;
• a qualification in modern languages and/or translation;
• experience in legal translation, ideally using computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools;
• at least an intermediate-level (B1) command of one or more other official EU languages, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, in addition to Spanish and English.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information Initial traineeship of between three and six months, with a possible extension to up to twelve months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website.

Application and selection process The recruitment process for this position will include a remote written exercise in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.