Jurists

Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldības Labklājības departaments

LATVIJA, Baznīcas iela 19/23, Rīga, Rīga, Latvia

Announces Open Competition for the Position of Chief Legal Advisor - Expert in the Legal Department of the Administrative Directorate (profession code: 2611 01) The Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality is the leading institution of Riga City Municipality within the competencies assigned to it regarding social services, social assistance, accessibility of healthcare, health promotion and prevention, including limiting the spread of addictions and promoting employment of residents. The purpose of the position is to ensure the legality of the Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality (hereinafter – Department) operations. We will entrust you with: preparing independently and in cooperation with subordinate institutions and experts project documents necessary for the implementation of public procurement procedures organized for the needs of the Department's Health Directorate and subordinate institutions, including correspondence documents and procurement contract drafts; participating in the work of procurement commissions in accordance with the Department Director's order; evaluating the compliance of project documents of a legal nature prepared by Department employees and other Riga Municipality institution employees with regulatory requirements for ensuring the Department's functions, including Riga City Council normative acts, decisions, orders of the Riga City Council President, deputies of the Riga City Council President, or the Riga City Executive Director; evaluating the compliance of internal normative act projects and other legal documents prepared by the Department's Health Directorate with regulatory requirements; preparing documents necessary for conducting legal proceedings, including letters to courts, law enforcement institutions, and Department subordinate institutions, as well as maintaining records of legal cases in accordance with the procedures established in the Department. We expect: desired Master's degree in Law (can be a student in the final year); desired 2 years of practical work experience in a legal position; knowledge and ability to apply in practice: administrative procedural law and normative acts regulating administrative procedures; social law and normative acts regulating it; public procurement process and normative acts regulating it; ability to collect and analyze information, prepare written reports and summaries; good skills in working with information and communication technologies, including computer skills at an experienced user level; knowledge of the state language at the highest level; independence in task execution and ability to organize your work; high communication culture, sense of responsibility and excellent communication skills. We offer: interesting and responsible work for an indefinite period; opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a team with professional and responsive colleagues; dynamic work environment and opportunity to improve professional skills; modern work environment; possibility to work partially remotely; monthly salary – €1,900 (before tax payment); social guarantees (including health insurance after probation period, after one year of work annual bonus once per calendar year up to 50% of monthly salary) and paid additional leave up to 10 working days; work location in central Riga, Baznīcas iela 19/23. When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language: motivated application letter; description of life path and professional experience (CV); copy of document confirming education; recommendation letters from previous or current workplace, or indicate in CV persons to contact for references. Please note that only candidates selected for the next selection round will be informed of the results. Applications marked "Application for the position of Chief Legal Advisor - Expert of the Legal Department of the Administrative Directorate" should be sent to the Department's Administrative Directorate Personnel and Quality Management Division at the email address: [email protected] by 16.09.2026 at 14:00. Phone for information: 67037427. Your personal data controller is Riga City Municipality (Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality). Address: Rātslaukums 1, Riga, LV-1010. The purpose of personnel selection is to determine the most suitable candidate with whom the municipality can establish employment relations. More information about the processing of the candidate's personal data is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.