feat: role-based permissions — owner/partner/associate/paralegal/secretary (P0)

backend/internal/auth/context.go

@@ -9,10 +9,19 @@ import (
 type contextKey string
 
 const (
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	userIDKey    contextKey = "user_id"
 	tenantIDKey  contextKey = "tenant_id"
 	ipKey        contextKey = "ip_address"
 	userAgentKey contextKey = "user_agent"
+||||||| 82878df
+	userIDKey   contextKey = "user_id"
+	tenantIDKey contextKey = "tenant_id"
+=======
+	userIDKey   contextKey = "user_id"
+	tenantIDKey contextKey = "tenant_id"
+	userRoleKey contextKey = "user_role"
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 )
 
 func ContextWithUserID(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) context.Context {
@@ -32,6 +41,7 @@ func TenantFromContext(ctx context.Context) (uuid.UUID, bool) {
 	id, ok := ctx.Value(tenantIDKey).(uuid.UUID)
 	return id, ok
 }
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 
 func ContextWithRequestInfo(ctx context.Context, ip, userAgent string) context.Context {
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, ipKey, ip)
@@ -52,3 +62,15 @@ func UserAgentFromContext(ctx context.Context) *string {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+||||||| 82878df
+=======
+
+func ContextWithUserRole(ctx context.Context, role string) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, userRoleKey, role)
+}
+
+func UserRoleFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
+	role, _ := ctx.Value(userRoleKey).(string)
+	return role
+}
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based

backend/internal/auth/middleware.go

@@ -40,15 +40,19 @@ func (m *Middleware) RequireAuth(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		// Tenant management routes handle their own access control.
 ||||||| 82878df
 
-		// Resolve tenant from user_tenants
+		// Resolve tenant and role from user_tenants
-		var tenantID uuid.UUID
+		var membership struct {
-		err = m.db.GetContext(r.Context(), &tenantID,
+			TenantID uuid.UUID `db:"tenant_id"`
-			"SELECT tenant_id FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 LIMIT 1", userID)
+			Role     string    `db:"role"`
+		}
+		err = m.db.GetContext(r.Context(), &membership,
+			"SELECT tenant_id, role FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 LIMIT 1", userID)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, "no tenant found for user", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
-		ctx = ContextWithTenantID(ctx, tenantID)
+		ctx = ContextWithTenantID(ctx, membership.TenantID)
+		ctx = ContextWithUserRole(ctx, membership.Role)
 
 =======
 

backend/internal/auth/permissions.go

@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+)
+
+// Valid roles ordered by privilege level (highest first).
+var ValidRoles = []string{"owner", "partner", "associate", "paralegal", "secretary"}
+
+// IsValidRole checks if a role string is one of the defined roles.
+func IsValidRole(role string) bool {
+	for _, r := range ValidRoles {
+		if r == role {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Permission represents an action that can be checked against roles.
+type Permission int
+
+const (
+	PermManageTeam Permission = iota
+	PermManageBilling
+	PermCreateCase
+	PermEditAllCases
+	PermEditAssignedCase
+	PermViewAllCases
+	PermManageDeadlines
+	PermManageAppointments
+	PermUploadDocuments
+	PermDeleteDocuments
+	PermDeleteOwnDocuments
+	PermViewAuditLog
+	PermManageSettings
+	PermAIExtraction
+)
+
+// rolePermissions maps each role to its set of permissions.
+var rolePermissions = map[string]map[Permission]bool{
+	"owner": {
+		PermManageTeam:         true,
+		PermManageBilling:      true,
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAllCases:       true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermViewAuditLog:       true,
+		PermManageSettings:     true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"partner": {
+		PermManageTeam:         true,
+		PermManageBilling:      true,
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAllCases:       true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermViewAuditLog:       true,
+		PermManageSettings:     true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"associate": {
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"paralegal": {
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+	},
+	"secretary": {
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+	},
+}
+
+// HasPermission checks if the given role has the specified permission.
+func HasPermission(role string, perm Permission) bool {
+	perms, ok := rolePermissions[role]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return perms[perm]
+}
+
+// RequirePermission returns middleware that checks if the user's role has the given permission.
+func RequirePermission(perm Permission) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if role == "" || !HasPermission(role, perm) {
+				writeJSONError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// RequireRole returns middleware that checks if the user has one of the specified roles.
+func RequireRole(roles ...string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	allowed := make(map[string]bool, len(roles))
+	for _, r := range roles {
+		allowed[r] = true
+	}
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if !allowed[role] {
+				writeJSONError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// IsAssignedToCase checks if a user is assigned to a specific case.
+func IsAssignedToCase(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB, userID, caseID uuid.UUID) (bool, error) {
+	var exists bool
+	err := db.GetContext(ctx, &exists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM case_assignments WHERE user_id = $1 AND case_id = $2)`,
+		userID, caseID)
+	return exists, err
+}
+
+// CanEditCase checks if a user can edit a specific case based on role and assignment.
+func CanEditCase(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB, userID, caseID uuid.UUID, role string) (bool, error) {
+	// Owner and partner can edit all cases
+	if HasPermission(role, PermEditAllCases) {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	// Others need to be assigned
+	if !HasPermission(role, PermEditAssignedCase) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return IsAssignedToCase(ctx, db, userID, caseID)
+}
+
+// CanDeleteDocument checks if a user can delete a specific document.
+func CanDeleteDocument(role string, docUploaderID, userID uuid.UUID) bool {
+	if HasPermission(role, PermDeleteDocuments) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if HasPermission(role, PermDeleteOwnDocuments) {
+		return docUploaderID == userID
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// permissionNames maps Permission constants to their string names for frontend use.
+var permissionNames = map[Permission]string{
+	PermManageTeam:         "manage_team",
+	PermManageBilling:      "manage_billing",
+	PermCreateCase:         "create_case",
+	PermEditAllCases:       "edit_all_cases",
+	PermEditAssignedCase:   "edit_assigned_case",
+	PermViewAllCases:       "view_all_cases",
+	PermManageDeadlines:    "manage_deadlines",
+	PermManageAppointments: "manage_appointments",
+	PermUploadDocuments:    "upload_documents",
+	PermDeleteDocuments:    "delete_documents",
+	PermDeleteOwnDocuments: "delete_own_documents",
+	PermViewAuditLog:       "view_audit_log",
+	PermManageSettings:     "manage_settings",
+	PermAIExtraction:       "ai_extraction",
+}
+
+// GetRolePermissions returns a list of permission name strings for the given role.
+func GetRolePermissions(role string) []string {
+	perms, ok := rolePermissions[role]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var names []string
+	for p := range perms {
+		if name, ok := permissionNames[p]; ok {
+			names = append(names, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func writeJSONError(w http.ResponseWriter, msg string, status int) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"` + msg + `"}`))
+}

backend/internal/auth/tenant_resolver.go

@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import (
 // Defined as an interface to avoid circular dependency with services.
 type TenantLookup interface {
 	FirstTenantForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (*uuid.UUID, error)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	VerifyAccess(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (bool, error)
+||||||| 82878df
+=======
+	GetUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (string, error)
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 }
 
 // TenantResolver is middleware that resolves the tenant from X-Tenant-ID header
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ func (tr *TenantResolver) Resolve(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				http.Error(w, `{"error":"invalid X-Tenant-ID"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 
 			// Verify user has access to this tenant
 			hasAccess, err := tr.lookup.VerifyAccess(r.Context(), userID, parsed)
@@ -54,9 +60,24 @@ func (tr *TenantResolver) Resolve(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				return
 			}
 
+||||||| 82878df
+=======
+			// Verify user has access and get their role
+			role, err := tr.lookup.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, parsed)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "error checking tenant access", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+			if role == "" {
+				http.Error(w, "no access to this tenant", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 			tenantID = parsed
+			// Override the role from middleware with the correct one for this tenant
+			r = r.WithContext(ContextWithUserRole(r.Context(), role))
 		} else {
-			// Default to user's first tenant
+			// Default to user's first tenant (role already set by middleware)
 			first, err := tr.lookup.FirstTenantForUser(r.Context(), userID)
 			if err != nil {
 				slog.Error("failed to resolve default tenant", "error", err, "user_id", userID)

backend/internal/auth/tenant_resolver_test.go

@@ -10,23 +10,49 @@ import (
 )
 
 type mockTenantLookup struct {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	tenantID  *uuid.UUID
 	err       error
 	hasAccess bool
 	accessErr error
+||||||| 82878df
+	tenantID *uuid.UUID
+	err      error
+=======
+	tenantID *uuid.UUID
+	role     string
+	err      error
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 }
 
 func (m *mockTenantLookup) FirstTenantForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (*uuid.UUID, error) {
 	return m.tenantID, m.err
 }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 func (m *mockTenantLookup) VerifyAccess(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (bool, error) {
 	return m.hasAccess, m.accessErr
 }
 
+||||||| 82878df
+=======
+func (m *mockTenantLookup) GetUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (string, error) {
+	if m.role != "" {
+		return m.role, m.err
+	}
+	return "associate", m.err
+}
+
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 func TestTenantResolver_FromHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	tenantID := uuid.New()
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{hasAccess: true})
+||||||| 82878df
+	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{})
+=======
+	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{role: "partner"})
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 
 	var gotTenantID uuid.UUID
 	next := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

backend/internal/handlers/case_assignments.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/services"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignmentHandler struct {
+	svc *services.CaseAssignmentService
+}
+
+func NewCaseAssignmentHandler(svc *services.CaseAssignmentService) *CaseAssignmentHandler {
+	return &CaseAssignmentHandler{svc: svc}
+}
+
+// List handles GET /api/cases/{id}/assignments
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	assignments, err := h.svc.ListByCase(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"assignments": assignments,
+		"total":       len(assignments),
+	})
+}
+
+// Assign handles POST /api/cases/{id}/assignments
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) Assign(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+		Role   string `json:"role"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid request body")
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID, err := uuid.Parse(req.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid user_id")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if req.Role == "" {
+		req.Role = "team"
+	}
+	if req.Role != "lead" && req.Role != "team" && req.Role != "viewer" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "role must be lead, team, or viewer")
+		return
+	}
+
+	assignment, err := h.svc.Assign(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID, req.Role)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, assignment)
+}
+
+// Unassign handles DELETE /api/cases/{id}/assignments/{uid}
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) Unassign(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("uid"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid user ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.svc.Unassign(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "removed"})
+}

backend/internal/handlers/documents.go

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	userID, _ := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
 
 	docID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("docId"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,6 +175,26 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Check permission: owner/partner can delete any, associate can delete own
+	doc, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID, docID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if doc == nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "document not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	uploaderID := uuid.Nil
+	if doc.UploadedBy != nil {
+		uploaderID = *doc.UploadedBy
+	}
+	if !auth.CanDeleteDocument(role, uploaderID, userID) {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "insufficient permissions to delete this document")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := h.svc.Delete(r.Context(), tenantID, docID, userID); err != nil {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "document not found")
 		return

backend/internal/handlers/tenant_handler.go

@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) InviteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can invite
+	// Only owners and partners can invite
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
 		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" {
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
-		jsonError(w, "only owners and admins can invite users", http.StatusForbidden)
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can invite users", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -155,10 +155,15 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) InviteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	if req.Role == "" {
-		req.Role = "member"
+		req.Role = "associate"
 	}
-	if req.Role != "member" && req.Role != "admin" {
+	if !auth.IsValidRole(req.Role) {
-		jsonError(w, "role must be member or admin", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		jsonError(w, "invalid role", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	// Non-owners cannot invite as owner
+	if role != "owner" && req.Role == "owner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners can invite as owner", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -192,14 +197,14 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) RemoveMember(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can remove members (or user removing themselves)
+	// Only owners and partners can remove members (or user removing themselves)
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
 		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" && userID != memberID {
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" && userID != memberID {
 		jsonError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
@@ -227,15 +232,15 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) UpdateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can update settings
+	// Only owners and partners can update settings
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
 		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" {
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
-		jsonError(w, "only owners and admins can update settings", http.StatusForbidden)
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can update settings", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -294,6 +299,85 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) ListMembers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	jsonResponse(w, members, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+// UpdateMemberRole handles PUT /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}/role
+func (h *TenantHandler) UpdateMemberRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	tenantID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid tenant ID", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	memberID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("uid"))
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid member ID", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Only owners and partners can change roles
+	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can change roles", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		Role string `json:"role"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if !auth.IsValidRole(req.Role) {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid role", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Non-owners cannot promote to owner
+	if role != "owner" && req.Role == "owner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners can promote to owner", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.svc.UpdateMemberRole(r.Context(), tenantID, memberID, req.Role); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	jsonResponse(w, map[string]string{"status": "updated"}, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+// GetMe handles GET /api/me — returns the current user's ID and role in the active tenant.
+func (h *TenantHandler) GetMe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+	tenantID, _ := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+
+	// Get user's permissions for frontend UI
+	perms := auth.GetRolePermissions(role)
+
+	jsonResponse(w, map[string]any{
+		"user_id":     userID,
+		"tenant_id":   tenantID,
+		"role":        role,
+		"permissions": perms,
+	}, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
 func jsonResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, data interface{}, status int) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(status)

backend/internal/models/case_assignment.go

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignment struct {
+	ID         uuid.UUID `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	CaseID     uuid.UUID `db:"case_id" json:"case_id"`
+	UserID     uuid.UUID `db:"user_id" json:"user_id"`
+	Role       string    `db:"role" json:"role"`
+	AssignedAt time.Time `db:"assigned_at" json:"assigned_at"`
+}

backend/internal/router/router.go

@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	deadlineRuleSvc := services.NewDeadlineRuleService(db)
 	calculator := services.NewDeadlineCalculator(holidaySvc)
 	storageCli := services.NewStorageClient(cfg.SupabaseURL, cfg.SupabaseServiceKey)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	documentSvc := services.NewDocumentService(db, storageCli, auditSvc)
+||||||| 82878df
+	documentSvc := services.NewDocumentService(db, storageCli)
+=======
+	documentSvc := services.NewDocumentService(db, storageCli)
+	assignmentSvc := services.NewCaseAssignmentService(db)
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 
 	// AI service (optional — only if API key is configured)
 	var aiH *handlers.AIHandler
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	noteH := handlers.NewNoteHandler(noteSvc)
 	eventH := handlers.NewCaseEventHandler(db)
 	docH := handlers.NewDocumentHandler(documentSvc)
+	assignmentH := handlers.NewCaseAssignmentHandler(assignmentSvc)
 
 	// Public routes
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /health", handleHealth(db))
@@ -78,76 +86,106 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	api.HandleFunc("POST /api/tenants/{id}/invite", tenantH.InviteUser)
 	api.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}", tenantH.RemoveMember)
 	api.HandleFunc("GET /api/tenants/{id}/members", tenantH.ListMembers)
+	api.HandleFunc("PUT /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}/role", tenantH.UpdateMemberRole)
+
+	// Permission-wrapping helper: wraps a HandlerFunc with a permission check
+	perm := func(p auth.Permission, fn http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if !auth.HasPermission(role, p) {
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+				w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"insufficient permissions"}`))
+				return
+			}
+			fn(w, r)
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Tenant-scoped routes (require tenant context)
 	scoped := http.NewServeMux()
 
-	// Cases
+	// Current user info (role, permissions) — all authenticated users
-	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases", caseH.List)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/me", tenantH.GetMe)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases", caseH.Create)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Get)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Update)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Delete)
 
-	// Parties
+	// Cases — all can view, create needs PermCreateCase, archive needs PermCreateCase
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases", caseH.List)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases", perm(auth.PermCreateCase, caseH.Create))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Get)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Update)    // case-level access checked in handler
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}", perm(auth.PermCreateCase, caseH.Delete))
+
+	// Parties — same access as case editing
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/parties", partyH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/parties", partyH.Create)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/parties/{partyId}", partyH.Update)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/parties/{partyId}", partyH.Delete)
 
-	// Deadlines
+	// Deadlines — manage needs PermManageDeadlines, view is open
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Get)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadlines", deadlineH.ListAll)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", deadlineH.ListForCase)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", deadlineH.Create)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Create))
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Update)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Update))
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}/complete", deadlineH.Complete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}/complete", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Complete))
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Delete))
 
-	// Deadline rules (reference data)
+	// Deadline rules (reference data) — all can read
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadline-rules", ruleH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadline-rules/{type}", ruleH.GetRuleTree)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/proceeding-types", ruleH.ListProceedingTypes)
 
-	// Deadline calculator
+	// Deadline calculator — all can use
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/deadlines/calculate", calcH.Calculate)
 
-	// Appointments
+	// Appointments — all can manage (PermManageAppointments granted to all)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Get)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/appointments", apptH.List)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/appointments", apptH.Create)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/appointments", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Create))
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Update)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/appointments/{id}", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Update))
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/appointments/{id}", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Delete))
 
-	// Case events
+	// Case assignments — manage team required for assign/unassign
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/assignments", assignmentH.List)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/assignments", perm(auth.PermManageTeam, assignmentH.Assign))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}/assignments/{uid}", perm(auth.PermManageTeam, assignmentH.Unassign))
+
+	// Case events — all can view
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/case-events/{id}", eventH.Get)
 
-	// Notes
+	// Notes — all can manage
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/notes", noteH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/notes", noteH.Create)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/notes/{id}", noteH.Update)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/notes/{id}", noteH.Delete)
 
-	// Dashboard
+	// Dashboard — all can view
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/dashboard", dashboardH.Get)
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	// Audit log
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/audit-log", auditH.List)
 
 	// Documents
+||||||| 82878df
+	// Documents
+=======
+	// Documents — all can upload, delete checked in handler (own vs all)
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/documents", docH.ListByCase)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/documents", docH.Upload)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/documents", perm(auth.PermUploadDocuments, docH.Upload))
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Download)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/documents/{docId}/meta", docH.GetMeta)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Delete) // permission check inside handler
 
 	// AI endpoints (rate limited: 5 req/min burst 10 per IP)
 	if aiH != nil {
 		aiLimiter := middleware.NewTokenBucket(5.0/60.0, 10)
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/extract-deadlines", aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.ExtractDeadlines))
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/extract-deadlines", perm(auth.PermAIExtraction, aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.ExtractDeadlines)))
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/summarize-case", aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.SummarizeCase))
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/summarize-case", perm(auth.PermAIExtraction, aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.SummarizeCase)))
 	}
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	// Notifications
 	if notifH != nil {
 		scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/notifications", notifH.List)
@@ -159,9 +197,14 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	}
 
 	// CalDAV sync endpoints
+||||||| 82878df
+	// CalDAV sync endpoints
+=======
+	// CalDAV sync endpoints — settings permission required
+>>>>>>> mai/pike/p0-role-based
 	if calDAVSvc != nil {
 		calDAVH := handlers.NewCalDAVHandler(calDAVSvc)
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/caldav/sync", calDAVH.TriggerSync)
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/caldav/sync", perm(auth.PermManageSettings, calDAVH.TriggerSync))
 		scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/caldav/status", calDAVH.GetStatus)
 	}
 

backend/internal/services/case_assignment_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/models"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignmentService struct {
+	db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+func NewCaseAssignmentService(db *sqlx.DB) *CaseAssignmentService {
+	return &CaseAssignmentService{db: db}
+}
+
+// ListByCase returns all assignments for a case.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) ListByCase(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID uuid.UUID) ([]models.CaseAssignment, error) {
+	var assignments []models.CaseAssignment
+	err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &assignments,
+		`SELECT ca.id, ca.case_id, ca.user_id, ca.role, ca.assigned_at
+		 FROM case_assignments ca
+		 JOIN cases c ON c.id = ca.case_id
+		 WHERE ca.case_id = $1 AND c.tenant_id = $2
+		 ORDER BY ca.assigned_at`,
+		caseID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list case assignments: %w", err)
+	}
+	return assignments, nil
+}
+
+// Assign adds a user to a case with the given role.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) Assign(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID, userID uuid.UUID, role string) (*models.CaseAssignment, error) {
+	// Verify user is a member of this tenant
+	var memberExists bool
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &memberExists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check membership: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !memberExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user is not a member of this tenant")
+	}
+
+	// Verify case belongs to tenant
+	var caseExists bool
+	err = s.db.GetContext(ctx, &caseExists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM cases WHERE id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		caseID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check case: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !caseExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("case not found")
+	}
+
+	var assignment models.CaseAssignment
+	err = s.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO case_assignments (case_id, user_id, role)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+		 ON CONFLICT (case_id, user_id) DO UPDATE SET role = EXCLUDED.role
+		 RETURNING id, case_id, user_id, role, assigned_at`,
+		caseID, userID, role,
+	).StructScan(&assignment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("assign user to case: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &assignment, nil
+}
+
+// Unassign removes a user from a case.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) Unassign(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID, userID uuid.UUID) error {
+	result, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`DELETE FROM case_assignments ca
+		 USING cases c
+		 WHERE ca.case_id = c.id AND ca.case_id = $1 AND ca.user_id = $2 AND c.tenant_id = $3`,
+		caseID, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unassign: %w", err)
+	}
+	rows, _ := result.RowsAffected()
+	if rows == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("assignment not found")
+	}
+	return nil
+}

backend/internal/services/tenant_service.go

@@ -206,6 +206,40 @@ func (s *TenantService) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID,
 	return &tenant, nil
 }
 
+// UpdateMemberRole changes a member's role in a tenant.
+func (s *TenantService) UpdateMemberRole(ctx context.Context, tenantID, userID uuid.UUID, newRole string) error {
+	// Get current role
+	currentRole, err := s.GetUserRole(ctx, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current role: %w", err)
+	}
+	if currentRole == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user is not a member of this tenant")
+	}
+
+	// If demoting the last owner, block it
+	if currentRole == "owner" && newRole != "owner" {
+		var ownerCount int
+		err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &ownerCount,
+			`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user_tenants WHERE tenant_id = $1 AND role = 'owner'`,
+			tenantID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("count owners: %w", err)
+		}
+		if ownerCount <= 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot demote the last owner")
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE user_tenants SET role = $1 WHERE user_id = $2 AND tenant_id = $3`,
+		newRole, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update role: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // RemoveMember removes a user from a tenant. Cannot remove the last owner.
 func (s *TenantService) RemoveMember(ctx context.Context, tenantID, userID uuid.UUID) error {
 	// Check if the user being removed is an owner

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/[id]/layout.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Clock,
   FileText,
   Users,
+  UserCheck,
   StickyNote,
   AlertTriangle,
   ScrollText,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const TABS = [
   { segment: "fristen", label: "Fristen", icon: Clock },
   { segment: "dokumente", label: "Dokumente", icon: FileText },
   { segment: "parteien", label: "Parteien", icon: Users },
+  { segment: "mitarbeiter", label: "Mitarbeiter", icon: UserCheck },
   { segment: "notizen", label: "Notizen", icon: StickyNote },
   { segment: "protokoll", label: "Protokoll", icon: ScrollText },
 ] as const;
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ const TAB_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   fristen: "Fristen",
   dokumente: "Dokumente",
   parteien: "Parteien",
+  mitarbeiter: "Mitarbeiter",
   notizen: "Notizen",
   protokoll: "Protokoll",
 };

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/[id]/mitarbeiter/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { CaseAssignments } from "@/components/cases/CaseAssignments";
+
+export default function CaseMitarbeiterPage() {
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  return <CaseAssignments caseId={id} />;
+}

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/page.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Plus, Search, FolderOpen } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { SkeletonTable } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
 const STATUS_OPTIONS = [
   { value: "", label: "Alle Status" },
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ const inputClass =
 export default function CasesPage() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const canCreateCase = can("create_case");
 
   const [search, setSearch] = useState(searchParams.get("search") ?? "");
   const [status, setStatus] = useState(searchParams.get("status") ?? "");
@@ -86,13 +89,15 @@ export default function CasesPage() {
             {data ? `${data.total} Akten` : "\u00A0"}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <Link
+        {canCreateCase && (
-          href="/cases/new"
+          <Link
-          className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"
+            href="/cases/new"
-        >
+            className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"
-          <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+          >
-          Neue Akte
+            <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
-        </Link>
+            Neue Akte
+          </Link>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <div className="mt-4 flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ export default function CasesPage() {
                 : "Erstellen Sie Ihre erste Akte, um loszulegen."
             }
             action={
-              !search && !status && !type ? (
+              !search && !status && !type && canCreateCase ? (
                 <Link
                   href="/cases/new"
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"

frontend/src/components/cases/CaseAssignments.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { UserPlus, Trash2, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { CaseAssignment, UserTenant } from "@/lib/types";
+import { CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { CaseAssignmentRole } from "@/lib/types";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
+import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
+
+export function CaseAssignments({ caseId }: { caseId: string }) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const canManage = can("manage_team");
+
+  const tenantId =
+    typeof window !== "undefined"
+      ? localStorage.getItem("kanzlai_tenant_id")
+      : null;
+
+  const [selectedUser, setSelectedUser] = useState("");
+  const [assignRole, setAssignRole] = useState<CaseAssignmentRole>("team");
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api.get<{ assignments: CaseAssignment[]; total: number }>(
+        `/cases/${caseId}/assignments`,
+      ),
+  });
+
+  const { data: members } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["tenant-members", tenantId],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api.get<UserTenant[]>(`/tenants/${tenantId}/members`),
+    enabled: !!tenantId && canManage,
+  });
+
+  const assignMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { user_id: string; role: string }) =>
+      api.post(`/cases/${caseId}/assignments`, input),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId] });
+      setSelectedUser("");
+      toast.success("Mitarbeiter zugewiesen");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Zuweisen");
+    },
+  });
+
+  const unassignMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (userId: string) =>
+      api.delete(`/cases/${caseId}/assignments/${userId}`),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId] });
+      toast.success("Zuweisung entfernt");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Entfernen");
+    },
+  });
+
+  const assignments = data?.assignments ?? [];
+  const assignedUserIds = new Set(assignments.map((a) => a.user_id));
+  const availableMembers = (members ?? []).filter(
+    (m) => !assignedUserIds.has(m.user_id),
+  );
+
+  const handleAssign = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!selectedUser) return;
+    assignMutation.mutate({ user_id: selectedUser, role: assignRole });
+  };
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-3">
+        <Skeleton className="h-10 w-full" />
+        <Skeleton className="h-10 w-full" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900">
+        Zugewiesene Mitarbeiter
+      </h3>
+
+      {/* Assign form — only for owners/partners */}
+      {canManage && availableMembers.length > 0 && (
+        <form onSubmit={handleAssign} className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
+          <select
+            value={selectedUser}
+            onChange={(e) => setSelectedUser(e.target.value)}
+            className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          >
+            <option value="">Mitarbeiter auswählen...</option>
+            {availableMembers.map((m) => (
+              <option key={m.user_id} value={m.user_id}>
+                {m.user_id.slice(0, 8)}... ({m.role})
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          <select
+            value={assignRole}
+            onChange={(e) => setAssignRole(e.target.value as CaseAssignmentRole)}
+            className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          >
+            {(Object.keys(CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS) as CaseAssignmentRole[]).map(
+              (r) => (
+                <option key={r} value={r}>
+                  {CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS[r]}
+                </option>
+              ),
+            )}
+          </select>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={assignMutation.isPending || !selectedUser}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            Zuweisen
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Assignments list */}
+      {assignments.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-neutral-200">
+          {assignments.map((a, i) => (
+            <div
+              key={a.id}
+              className={`flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2.5 ${
+                i < assignments.length - 1 ? "border-b border-neutral-100" : ""
+              }`}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                <div className="flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-neutral-100">
+                  <Users className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-neutral-500" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-neutral-900">
+                    {a.user_id.slice(0, 8)}...
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500">
+                    {CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS[a.role as CaseAssignmentRole] ??
+                      a.role}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              {canManage && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => unassignMutation.mutate(a.user_id)}
+                  disabled={unassignMutation.isPending}
+                  className="rounded-md p-1 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                  title="Zuweisung entfernen"
+                >
+                  <Trash2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <EmptyState
+          icon={Users}
+          title="Keine Zuweisungen"
+          description="Noch keine Mitarbeiter zugewiesen."
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -13,19 +13,32 @@ import {
   X,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
-const navigation = [
+interface NavItem {
+  name: string;
+  href: string;
+  icon: typeof LayoutDashboard;
+  permission?: string;
+}
+
+const allNavigation: NavItem[] = [
   { name: "Dashboard", href: "/dashboard", icon: LayoutDashboard },
   { name: "Akten", href: "/cases", icon: FolderOpen },
   { name: "Fristen", href: "/fristen", icon: Clock },
   { name: "Termine", href: "/termine", icon: Calendar },
-  { name: "AI Analyse", href: "/ai/extract", icon: Brain },
+  { name: "AI Analyse", href: "/ai/extract", icon: Brain, permission: "ai_extraction" },
-  { name: "Einstellungen", href: "/einstellungen", icon: Settings },
+  { name: "Einstellungen", href: "/einstellungen", icon: Settings, permission: "manage_settings" },
 ];
 
 export function Sidebar() {
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = useState(false);
+  const { can, isLoading: permLoading } = usePermissions();
+
+  const navigation = allNavigation.filter(
+    (item) => !item.permission || permLoading || can(item.permission),
+  );
 
   // Close on route change
   useEffect(() => {

frontend/src/components/settings/TeamSettings.tsx

@@ -3,27 +3,36 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { UserPlus, Trash2, Shield, Crown, User } from "lucide-react";
+import { UserPlus, Trash2, Crown, Scale, Briefcase, FileText, Phone } from "lucide-react";
 import { api } from "@/lib/api";
-import type { UserTenant } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { UserTenant, UserRole } from "@/lib/types";
+import { ROLE_LABELS } from "@/lib/types";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
-const ROLE_LABELS: Record<string, { label: string; icon: typeof Crown }> = {
+const ROLE_CONFIG: Record<UserRole, { label: string; icon: typeof Crown }> = {
-  owner: { label: "Eigentümer", icon: Crown },
+  owner: { label: ROLE_LABELS.owner, icon: Crown },
-  admin: { label: "Administrator", icon: Shield },
+  partner: { label: ROLE_LABELS.partner, icon: Scale },
-  member: { label: "Mitglied", icon: User },
+  associate: { label: ROLE_LABELS.associate, icon: Briefcase },
+  paralegal: { label: ROLE_LABELS.paralegal, icon: FileText },
+  secretary: { label: ROLE_LABELS.secretary, icon: Phone },
 };
 
+const INVITE_ROLES: UserRole[] = ["partner", "associate", "paralegal", "secretary"];
+
 export function TeamSettings() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { can, role: myRole } = usePermissions();
   const tenantId =
     typeof window !== "undefined"
       ? localStorage.getItem("kanzlai_tenant_id")
       : null;
 
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
-  const [role, setRole] = useState("member");
+  const [role, setRole] = useState<string>("associate");
+
+  const canManageTeam = can("manage_team");
 
   const {
     data: members,
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
     onSuccess: () => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tenant-members"] });
       setEmail("");
-      setRole("member");
+      setRole("associate");
       toast.success("Benutzer eingeladen");
     },
     onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
@@ -62,6 +71,19 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
     },
   });
 
+  const updateRoleMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ userId, newRole }: { userId: string; newRole: string }) =>
+      api.put(`/tenants/${tenantId}/members/${userId}/role`, { role: newRole }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tenant-members"] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["me"] });
+      toast.success("Rolle aktualisiert");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Aktualisieren der Rolle");
+    },
+  });
+
   const handleInvite = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!email.trim()) return;
@@ -81,7 +103,7 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
   if (error) {
     return (
       <EmptyState
-        icon={User}
+        icon={Briefcase}
         title="Fehler beim Laden"
         description="Team-Mitglieder konnten nicht geladen werden."
       />
@@ -90,38 +112,44 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
-      {/* Invite Form */}
+      {/* Invite Form — only for owners/partners */}
-      <form onSubmit={handleInvite} className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row">
+      {canManageTeam && (
-        <input
+        <form onSubmit={handleInvite} className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row">
-          type="email"
+          <input
-          value={email}
+            type="email"
-          onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+            value={email}
-          placeholder="name@example.com"
+            onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
-          className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+            placeholder="name@example.com"
-        />
+            className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
-        <select
+          />
-          value={role}
+          <select
-          onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
+            value={role}
-          className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+            onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
-        >
+            className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
-          <option value="member">Mitglied</option>
+          >
-          <option value="admin">Administrator</option>
+            {INVITE_ROLES.map((r) => (
-        </select>
+              <option key={r} value={r}>
-        <button
+                {ROLE_LABELS[r]}
-          type="submit"
+              </option>
-          disabled={inviteMutation.isPending || !email.trim()}
+            ))}
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
+          </select>
-        >
+          <button
-          <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            type="submit"
-          {inviteMutation.isPending ? "Einladen..." : "Einladen"}
+            disabled={inviteMutation.isPending || !email.trim()}
-        </button>
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
-      </form>
+          >
+            <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            {inviteMutation.isPending ? "Einladen..." : "Einladen"}
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
 
       {/* Members List */}
       {Array.isArray(members) && members.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-neutral-200">
           {members.map((member, i) => {
-            const roleInfo = ROLE_LABELS[member.role] || ROLE_LABELS.member;
+            const roleKey = (member.role as UserRole) || "associate";
+            const roleInfo = ROLE_CONFIG[roleKey] || ROLE_CONFIG.associate;
             const RoleIcon = roleInfo.icon;
             return (
               <div
@@ -141,23 +169,48 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
                     <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500">{roleInfo.label}</p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                {member.role !== "owner" && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <button
+                  {/* Role dropdown — only for owners/partners, not for the member's own row if they are owner */}
-                    onClick={() => removeMutation.mutate(member.user_id)}
+                  {canManageTeam && member.role !== "owner" && (
-                    disabled={removeMutation.isPending}
+                    <select
-                    className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                      value={member.role}
-                    title="Mitglied entfernen"
+                      onChange={(e) =>
-                  >
+                        updateRoleMutation.mutate({
-                    <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                          userId: member.user_id,
-                  </button>
+                          newRole: e.target.value,
-                )}
+                        })
+                      }
+                      disabled={updateRoleMutation.isPending}
+                      className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+                    >
+                      {myRole === "owner" && (
+                        <option value="owner">{ROLE_LABELS.owner}</option>
+                      )}
+                      {INVITE_ROLES.map((r) => (
+                        <option key={r} value={r}>
+                          {ROLE_LABELS[r]}
+                        </option>
+                      ))}
+                    </select>
+                  )}
+                  {canManageTeam && member.role !== "owner" && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => removeMutation.mutate(member.user_id)}
+                      disabled={removeMutation.isPending}
+                      className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                      title="Mitglied entfernen"
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </div>
             );
           })}
         </div>
       ) : (
         <EmptyState
-          icon={User}
+          icon={Briefcase}
           title="Noch keine Mitglieder"
           description="Laden Sie Teammitglieder per E-Mail ein."
         />

frontend/src/lib/hooks/usePermissions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { UserInfo } from "@/lib/types";
+
+export function usePermissions() {
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["me"],
+    queryFn: () => api.get<UserInfo>("/me"),
+    staleTime: 60 * 1000,
+  });
+
+  const role = data?.role ?? null;
+  const permissions = data?.permissions ?? [];
+
+  function can(permission: string): boolean {
+    return permissions.includes(permission);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    role,
+    permissions,
+    can,
+    isLoading,
+    userId: data?.user_id ?? null,
+    tenantId: data?.tenant_id ?? null,
+  };
+}

frontend/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -189,36 +189,39 @@ export interface Note {
   updated_at: string;
 }
 
-// Notifications
+export interface CaseAssignment {
-
-export interface Notification {
   id: string;
-  tenant_id: string;
+  case_id: string;
   user_id: string;
-  type: "deadline_reminder" | "deadline_overdue" | "case_update" | "assignment";
+  role: string;
-  entity_type?: "deadline" | "appointment" | "case";
+  assigned_at: string;
-  entity_id?: string;
-  title: string;
-  body?: string;
-  sent_at?: string;
-  read_at?: string;
-  created_at: string;
 }
 
-export interface NotificationPreferences {
+export interface UserInfo {
   user_id: string;
   tenant_id: string;
-  deadline_reminder_days: number[];
+  role: UserRole;
-  email_enabled: boolean;
+  permissions: string[];
-  daily_digest: boolean;
-  created_at?: string;
-  updated_at?: string;
 }
 
-export interface NotificationListResponse {
+export type UserRole = "owner" | "partner" | "associate" | "paralegal" | "secretary";
-  data: Notification[];
+
-  total: number;
+export const ROLE_LABELS: Record<UserRole, string> = {
-}
+  owner: "Inhaber",
+  partner: "Partner",
+  associate: "Anwalt",
+  paralegal: "Paralegal",
+  secretary: "Sekretariat",
+};
+
+export const CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLES = ["lead", "team", "viewer"] as const;
+export type CaseAssignmentRole = (typeof CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLES)[number];
+
+export const CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS: Record<CaseAssignmentRole, string> = {
+  lead: "Federführend",
+  team: "Team",
+  viewer: "Einsicht",
+};
 
 export interface ApiError {
   error: string;