Vacant job

Every day, hundreds of cases and matters are decided in the courts across Sweden. Our organization consists of employees with different competencies, each of whom is significant in maintaining legal security and high quality at all levels.

To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process, the Swedish Courts apply competency-based recruitment. Our selection is based on candidates' competencies and merits. We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.

About the workplace

Solna District Court is an open, modern, and development-oriented workplace with engaged employees. With around 145 employees, the court is one of the largest district courts in Sweden. Here, a large number of criminal cases, civil cases, and court matters are handled. Solna District Court has four adjudicative departments and one administrative department. The operations are characterized by high quality, made possible through good collaboration among employees, regardless of professional role or organizational affiliation. At the court, we actively work to improve and develop the operations where you, with your engagement, will have the chance to contribute. We offer, among other things, wellness grants and various wellness activities. You also have flexible working hours and good vacation and pension conditions. Our aim is that everyone at the court is treated kindly and respectfully. The court strives to provide good opportunities to balance work and private life. We work in modern premises in central Solna.

The work involves

As a court administrator, you will have varied and developing tasks in an interesting and socially important operation. Together with others, you will ensure that the court's cases are prepared for trial. You will work to ensure that cases and matters are decided efficiently and legally, which requires you to have very good judgment.

The tasks include, among other things, registering incoming documents, handling correspondence, issuing judgments and decisions, as well as planning and calling for hearings. Daily contacts occur with parties, representatives, authorities, and the public. After training and development, you will be authorized to independently perform more qualified tasks under your own responsibility. This may involve deciding on various forms of appointments, obtaining personal investigations, or serving as a protocol officer at court hearings. 

You will be part of a team of about eight to ten court administrators. You will be placed in an adjudicative department or in the central case office, which is part of the administrative department. 

As an administrator in the adjudicative department, you will work together with judges, court clerks, and legal advisors to handle various types of cases and matters. You will independently handle criminal cases and manage civil cases and matters in consultation with judges and court clerks.

As an administrator in the central case office, you will be responsible, together with the team, for the court's registry and prepare cases for their initiation, register, log, and scan new cases and matters in our case management system. You will handle cases of joint divorce and appoint public defenders and victim advocates, as well as book and record minutes at detention hearings. The central case office also handles certain financial tasks and other administrative duties.

Who we are looking for

You should

• have a pronounced sense of service and quality
• enjoy handling various tasks, people, and situations
• have the ability to analyze and solve problems
• build good relationships with colleagues and contribute your skills and engagement to the group's work as well as the entire operation
• have the ability to prioritize and plan your work during periods of high workload
• have completed secondary education or equivalent education at the same level
• be a proficient computer user and see computers, email, and phones as natural working tools
• be able to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• be able to start the employment on September 1, 2025

Here's how to apply:

1. Attach your CV and cover letter. In your cover letter, explain why you are applying for the position and describe how you can contribute to the court's operations.
2. Upload documentation that proves you have completed secondary education under other files. (If you have a degree from university, it is sufficient to upload that degree).
3. Upload other documentation that supports your previous experiences.

To be considered for employment at Solna District Court, you need to be deemed suitable. This means that you uphold democratic values and act in accordance with the state value framework that governs the operations of the Swedish Courts. We also require that you comply with Swedish laws.

Psychological tests will be used in this recruitment.

Welcome with your application!

Great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities.

The court strives for diversity among staff regarding age, gender, and cultural background.

Available positions: 1 or more.

Read more about the work as a court administrator here,
https://www.domstol.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-jobba-i-sveriges-domstolar/mot-vara-medarbetare/administration-ekonomi-och-hr/domstolshandlaggare/ (https://www.domstol.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-jobba-i-sveriges-domstolar/mot-vara-medarbetare/administration-ekonomi-och-hr/domstolshandlaggare/)