Ādažu novada pašvaldības domes
Legal and Procurement Department is hiring
Senior Jurist for full-time position
Position Objective: Preparation and execution of legal documents, analysis and application of legislation
Requirements for Candidates:
Academic or second-level professional higher education in law;
Minimum 2 years of work experience in jurisprudence;
Native or fluent proficiency in the official language;
Knowledge and experience in application of regulatory acts;
Experience in preparation of administrative acts, contracts, and internal and external regulatory acts;
Ability and skill to represent in civil proceedings, administrative proceedings, and other court proceedings, and before state administration institutions;
Desirable knowledge of public limited company operations;
Information presentation skills and argumentation ability;
Ability to perform assigned tasks under conditions of high intensity and time constraints;
Accuracy, result-oriented approach to work;
Good practical skills in working with office equipment and MS Office and working with specialized document management databases;
Willingness and skills to continuously improve existing knowledge and acquire new knowledge;
Ability to be responsible for work performance, results, and own decisions made;
Impeccable reputation.
Main Responsibilities:
Independently prepare council decision drafts, contracts, binding regulations, internal normative acts, individual acts (administrative acts and management decisions), other decisions, orders, and other documents.
Review legal document drafts prepared by employees of other municipal institutions (contracts, council decision drafts, binding regulations, internal normative acts, etc.) for compliance with legislation, and provide opinions on council management decisions, orders, and other documents they sign.
Provide legal consultations, certificates, and clarifications (including in written form) to municipal institution employees, management, and deputies within areas of job responsibility, including matters related to municipal public company operations.
Prepare responses to submissions by persons at the direction of municipal management and within own competence; in cases of legal disputes, provide legal clarifications and opinions on documents.
Prepare claims, appeals of court decisions, explanations, and other documents for submission to court instances, represent municipal interests in all levels of courts of the Republic of Latvia, as well as before the Public Procurement Supervision Bureau.
Ensure development of procurement contracts and their amendments, and review technical specifications, work assignments, and other procurement document drafts prepared by municipal institutions.
Participate in preparation of the municipality's annual procurement plan and monitor its implementation.
The following will be considered advantageous:
Previous experience in state administration.
We Offer:
Full-time responsible, interesting, and dynamic work;
Social guarantees;
Health insurance after probation period;
Gross salary EUR 2240 (profession code 2611 01).
Candidates should submit
A cover letter, copies of documents certifying education, and CV should be sent by October 6, 2026 (inclusive) to the email [email protected] or by mail to: Ādažu novada pašvaldības dome, Gaujas iela 33A, Ādaži, Ādažu novads, LV-2164. Inquiries by phone 22032341.
Based on Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation, we inform you that: 1) Personal data indicated in application documents will be processed to ensure the conduct of this personnel selection competition; 2) The personal data controller is Ādažu novada dome, contact information Gaujas iela 33A, Ādaži, Ādažu novads, LV-2164, phone 29486570, email: [email protected]. Additional information about personal data processing can be obtained at the website: https://www.adazunovads.lv/lv/privatuma-politika