Legal Officer (m/f) - European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (Budapest)

Contract TypeContract Agent
Deadline18 October 2026

About this position

The summary below is published by European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

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Legal Officer(m/f) Contract Agent Number of positions: 1 Ref.:CEPOL/2026/CA/02 Grade: FGIV Deadline for applications: 18 October 2026, 23:55hrs, Budapest Time Location: Budapest, Hungary Read more and apply for this job…

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Contract and working arrangements

Working arrangements: Budapest, Hungary.

Hiring unit: CEPOL.

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Legal Officer (m/f) at CEPOL based in Budapest (Contract Agent).

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- About CEPOLToggle Menu

- Mission - The agencyToggle Menu

- Our partnersToggle Menu

- NewsroomToggle Menu

- Publications - Work with usToggle Menu

- CareersToggle Menu

- Experts and trainers - ProcurementToggle Menu

- GrantsToggle Menu

- LanguagesToggle Menu

- Thematic AreasToggle Menu

- Training and EducationToggle Menu

- Our learning portfolio - LEEd: Law Enforcement Education Platform - How to apply for trainingToggle Menu

- Onsite ActivitiesToggle Menu

- e-Learning activitiesToggle Menu

- CEPOL Exchange ProgrammeToggle Menu

- Training needs analysisToggle Menu

- CEPOL Knowledge Centres (CKCs)Toggle Menu

- Scientific Knowledge and ResearchToggle Menu

- CEPOL Research and Science Conference - European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin - Scientific resources and projectsToggle Menu

- International Cooperation ProjectsToggle Menu

Legal Officer(m/f) Contract Agent Number of positions: 1 Ref.:CEPOL/2026/CA/02 Grade: FGIV Deadline for applications: 18 October 2026, 23:55hrs, Budapest Time Location: Budapest, Hungary Read more and apply for this job vacancy

Vacancy details

Published date

21 September 2026

Deadline for applications

18 October 2026

Agent type

Contract Agent

Location

Budapest, Hungary

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Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 21 September 2026, today.

The application deadline is 18 October 2026, 26 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 21 September 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at CEPOL see the CEPOL institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Budapest see our Budapest location page.

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Career trajectory

Career progression for this grade staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at CEPOL, progression to the next grade typically takes three to five years on merit, with two-yearly step increases in between. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).
Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

CEPOL has not advertised another comparable role with the same grade and subject signature in the past twenty-four months. This opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.

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