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 .

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 , 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.