[citation needed] From 1980 to 1990, Kurer practiced as an attorney with the Zürich office of the international law firm Baker McKenzie, first as an associate and later as a partner.
[5] On 1 April 2008, UBS announced that he would become chairman of the board of directors, replacing Marcel Ospel.
On 4 March 2009, UBS announced that Kurer would step down as chairman of the board in April and that Kaspar Villiger would be nominated to succeed him.
[4] Kurer is a member of the visiting committee to the Law School of The University of Chicago.
He is also a member of the board of trustees of a foundation that acts as an advisory board to the University of St Gallen Program for Law and Economics, and a member of the committee of continuing education, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, at the University of St Gallen.