The European Investment Bank was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1958 as the long-term lending bank of the European Union. The task of the Bank is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the EU Member States.
This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.
The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Legal Directorate (JU) - Legal Department, EU Operations - (OPS-EU) – Northern Europe Division (NE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg an:
(Associate) Banking and Finance Lawyer (German speaker preferred)
This is a full-time temporary position at grade 4/5
The term of this contract will be 1 year; as this is a temporary replacement assignment, no extension or conversion of the contract is foreseen.
*internal benchmark role (Associate) Officer Legal Services
Interviews are foreseen for early January 2026.
The Northern Europe Division (NE) deals with the legal documentation and legal issues for projects in Northern Europe, i.e. in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and the EFTA countries. The Lawyer will assist the Head of Division and Head of Department, together with other legal advisers, in providing legal support to the operational directorates, carrying out work related to all tasks within the remit of the division.
This position offers you the opportunity to contribute to EIB’s business in the Division’s countries of operations. You would gain experience with different types of EIB lending products, build skills in negotiating with internal and external clients and celebrate your success as part of a highly motivated and dynamic team that takes pride in what it does.
The Lawyer (internally referred as (Associate) Officer Legal Services) will act under the general authority of the Head of Division, in cooperation with the other colleagues of the Division and in accordance with the priorities established by the Head of Division
The post may involve a certain amount of travel for negotiations and signatures of legal documentation and contracts.
The Lawyer will carry out work related to the Division's responsibilities and work independently on lending and financing operations. S/he will:
This includes advising on structuring, drafting of documents, legal advisory support, conclusion of contracts, completion of all related legal formalities, and legal monitoring (including loan restructuring and other post-signature events).
