Administrative Agent - European Commission (AST-SC1, Brussels)

About this position

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

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Give support to several lawyers in their different tasks at administrative level
• Support lawyers with Court procedures
• Support lawyers with replies to requests for legal advice
• Ensure good information flow and customer service
• Ensure smooth running of the team

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Post-secondary education attested by a diploma, or secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education
• Experience: Appropriate professional experience of at least three years
• Languages: English (C1), French (B2)
• Key skills: Excellent knowledge of Word, Willingness to learn new IT tools and procedures, Experience with legal databases would be useful, Previous work in a legal environment dealing with court cases
• Eligibility: Citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen; have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service; be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post; produce appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Selection panel chooses limited number of candidates for interview based on CV and application form

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: Temporary agent position.

Working arrangements: Minimum of three days per week in the office, two days optional telework; occasional peak moments requiring office presence; rare occasions work during the weekend may be required.

Hiring unit: Directorate-General Legal Service (LS) of the European Commission.

Position details

Reference

LS/COM/SC/2026/001

Directorate-General

SJ - Legal Service

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Administrative Agent at European Commission based in Brussels at the AST-SC1 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is LS/COM/SC/2026/001. It is hosted by SJ - Legal Service, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area. The role falls under the Law domain.

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# MAKE A DIFFERENCE - JOIN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Do you want to help shape the future of the European Union? Make the planet greener, promote a fairer society, or support businesses and innovation across the EU? Then come and work for the European Commission where you can really make a difference!

Commission staff are a diverse group of people, who are motivated to help make Europe – and the world – a better place. They come from the 27 Member States of the European Union. Different nationalities, backgrounds, languages and cultures make the Commission a vibrant and inclusive place to work.

WE OFFER GREAT JOBS AND GREAT WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Interesting and challenging jobs with plenty of opportunities for training and acquiring new skills and competencies throughout your whole career

• Opportunities to move between different policy areas throughout your career

• A package of flexible working conditions including the possibility of teleworking – we care about your work-life balance

• A competitive financial package, including comprehensive healthcare, accident and pension schemes

• A multilingual, multicultural workplace where personal and career development are strongly promoted

• Multilingual schools for your children

We recruit from a wide range of backgrounds and actively promote diversity and inclusion:

We do not only recruit political scientists and lawyers but are also looking for all kinds of profiles, including scientists, linguists, IT experts, data analysts and economists, as well as drivers and engineers.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to fostering a rich, diverse and inclusive working environment. We aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full potential. 2LS/COM/SC/2026/001

To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly encourage applicants from Member States which are currently underrepresented in the European Commission workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden 1. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the merits of all applicants and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member State.

For more information ec.europa.eu/work-with-us

STAFF RECRUITED ON CONTRACTS

In addition to permanent officials, the European Commission offers non-permanent positions. There are two categories of non-permanent staff:

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temporary agents are recruited to fill vacant positions for a set amount of time or

to perform highly specialised tasks.

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contract agents may provide additional capacity in specialised fields where an

insufficient number of officials is available or carry out a number of administrative or manual tasks. They are generally recruited for fixed-term contracts (maximum 6 years in any EU Institution), but in some cases they can be offered contracts for an indefinite duration (in offices, agencies, delegations or representations).

For more information on different staff categories

> 1Please note that the list of underrepresented Member States may be subject to future amendment based on potential data changes over time.

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# Administrative agent

# Directorate-General Legal Service (LS) of the European Commission

Selection reference: LS/COM/SC/2026/001 (several posts)

Domain: Law

Where : Legal Service - Brussels

Staff category and Function Group : Temporary agent 2b –Administrative agent

Grade range: SC1-SC2

Publication deadline : 24.08.2026 - 12.00 (Brussels time)

WE ARE

The Legal Service is an internal, horizontal Commission Service. The mission of the Legal Service is twofold: to give legal advice to the Commission and its various departments and to represent the Commission before the European, national and international Courts.

The Legal Service is mainly divided into 14 "Teams". Each Team is headed by a Head of Team (Director level) who reports directly to the Director-General.

WE PROPOSE

The Legal Service is looking for administrative agents/secretaries for several vacant posts in AST/SC category.

In this position, you will give support to several lawyers in their different tasks not only at administrative level but also related to Court procedures and replies to requests for legal advice.

This job is key to ensuring a good information flow and customer service as well as a smooth running of the team. It offers the possibility to acquire knowledge in the legal field and a good overview of the way in which the Commission fulfils its missions.

This position generally allows for regular working hours and a good work life balance. There are occasional peak moments when presence in the office is absolutely necessary, but these are normally foreseeable in advance. The Legal Service requires a minimum of three days per week in the office two days being optional telework. On rare occasions work during the weekend may be required. The timing of annual longer holidays needs to be coordinated with the other administrative agents/secretaries and the Head of Team.

The Legal Service is housed in the Berlaymont building and can therefore be easily reached by public transport. 4LS/COM/SC/2026/001

WE LOOK FOR

We look for an open-minded, motivated and well-organised colleague who enjoys team work and has a strong sense of responsibility and confidentiality. Flexibility with daily working hours and presence in the office is required.

An excellent knowledge of Word is essential, as well as willingness to learn new IT tools and procedures. Experience with the use of legal databases would be useful. Previous work in a legal environment dealing with court cases such as in a law firm or in the public sector would be a strong advantage

The ideal candidate should have a very good command of English both orally and in writing and at least a passive knowledge of French. The knowledge of any other EU language would be an asset. 5LS/COM/SC/2026/001

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:

1. your CV 2. completed application form.

Please send these documents by the publication deadline to SJ-HR-EXTERNAL-

[email protected] indicating the selection reference LS/COM/SC/2026/001 in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline. 6LS/COM/SC/2026/001

## ANNEX

## 1. Selection

 Am I eligible to apply?

You must meet the following eligibility criteria when you validate your application :

Our rules provide that you can only be recruited as a temporary agent at the European Commission if you:

General criteria:

• Are a citizen of a Member State of the EU and enjoy full rights as a citizen

• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service

• Are physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post

• Produce the appropriate character references as to suitability for the performance of the duties.

Qualifications:

In order to be recruited for this position, you must have at least

• a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma, or

• a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, and appropriate professional experience of at least three years.

Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted. Furthermore, before recruitment, you will be required to provide the documents that corroborate the eligibility criteria (diplomas, certificates and other supporting documents).

Languages:

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have a thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU 2

• AND a satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

 What about the selection steps?

> 2The official languages of the European Union are: BG (Bulgarian), CS (Czech), DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), ET (Estonian), FI (Finnish), FR (French), GA (Irish), HR (Croatian), HU (Hungarian), IT (Italian), LT (Lithuanian), LV (Latvian), MT (Maltese), NL (Dutch), PL (Polish), PT (Portuguese), RO (Romanian), SK (Slovak), SL (Slovenian), SV (Swedish).

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The post was published internally within the Commission, inter-institutionally, and brought to the attention of competition laureates.

In accordance with Article 29 of the Staff Regulations, applications from Commission officials, officials from other Institutions, and laureates of competitions have priority 3. If these candidates do not best fit the requirements for the position, the Commission can recruit a temporary agent.

For temporary agents under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants , the

post is published directly on the EPSO website, without mandatory prior internal publication.

A selection panel will choose a limited number of candidates for interview, based on the CV and application form that they submitted. Due to the large volume of applications, we may receive,

only candidates selected for the next step of the selection phase will be notified.

For operational reasons and in order to complete the selection procedure as quickly as possible in the interest of the candidates and of the institution, the selection procedure will be carried out in English and possibly in another language.

## 2. Recruitment

The candidate selected for recruitment will be requested to supply documentary evidence in supp

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AST-SC1 runs from €3,292 (step 1) to €3,725 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €39,504 to €44,700 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary (around €527 per month at step 1 of AST-SC1) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Brussels. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 8 July 2026, 18 days ago.

The application deadline is 24 August 2026, 27 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 24 July 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AST-SC1 see our AST-SC1 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at European Commission see the European Commission institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Brussels see our Brussels location page; for related vacancies in the Law field browse our Law domain page.

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