The Office of the State Advocate is seeking to recruit competent and suitably Trainee Lawyers to form part of its legal staff complement.

Qualifications and experience required:

Applicants must:

Holds an MQF Level 6 qualification in the relevant profession
Has excellent command of verbal and written English and Maltese.

The Trainee Advocate/Lawyer shall be obliged to obtain the warrant to practice the legal profession by not later than two (2) sittings for the attainment of such a warrant. In the case where a Trainee Advocate/Lawyer does not manage to obtain the warrant following these two (2) sittings, the employee shall have his contract of employment terminated.

Duties of the Trainee Lawyer:

To assist in all legal work which may be performed by a practicing Advocate in accordance with the standards of the profession;
To work in a spirit of co-operation with other lawyers and officers of the Office and in particular to demonstrate ability to work in a team together with other legal staff both in the team to which the Lawyer may be assigned and in the Office in general;
To show an interest in assisting persons seeking the services of the Office and to assist such persons in obtaining the services required;
To conduct research as may be required by the office and/or by a legal officer being senior in rank;
To assist other Lawyers in the preparation of complex cases as may be directed by a legal officer being senior in rank;
To assist in the drafting of laws and regulations, judicial acts, contracts and other instruments and to peruse documents drafted by others and to review such;
To perform the necessary preparatory work in order to be produced as evidence in court cases.
To act in conjunction with superiors in assessing legal risk;
To participate in Boards, Working Groups or Committees on behalf Of the Office, both in Malta and abroad, if and when so required;
Execute any other legal or supporting tasks as instructed by the State Advocate or his designated representative.

Closing date – 26th October 2026.

Jobsplus permit number: 255/2026

About Us

The Office of the State Advocate was established in terms of Article 91A of the Constitution as the principal advisor to Government in matters of law and legal opinion. In providing legal advice, it is tasked to act in the public interest and to safeguard the legality of State action and it also performs such other duties and functions as may be conferred by the Constitution or by any law.

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