Day in the life

No two days will look exactly the same, but a typical day may look like this:

• You start the day by checking in on a few open items: a Swiss data‑protection question from a colleague, a consultancy agreement awaiting review, and a grant agreement that needs a final legal sense‑check before it can move forward. You spend some time translating a legal requirement into a short, practical note for a programme team.
• Later in the morning, you may join a short call with colleagues from grant operations or finance to talk through a contracting or compliance question, helping clarify next steps and flag where external Swiss counsel input might be useful. You follow up by coordinating with external counsel, confirming scope and timelines, and making sure advice is reflected correctly in internal documents.
• In the afternoon, you might review and update contract records, prepare documents for corporate governance meetings, or check t...