Do you want to be part of something bigger and contribute to sustainable development in Norrbotten?

Are you an experienced environmental lawyer driven by working with complex and challenging legal issues in the environmental field while wanting to contribute to sustainable development in Norrbotten? Then you have found the right place!

About the job

As an employee at the County Administrative Board's legal unit, you will gain broad insight into many of society's various legal areas.

In the area of permits and supervision, it involves monitoring companies, guardians, foundations, and burial issues. The unit also works with various types of appeals, primarily appeals against municipal decisions according to the Planning and Building Act and the Environmental Code. We also provide advice and support on legal issues to the authority's other operations.

In your work, you will primarily handle cases and provide legal advice to competent expert colleagues who work with the assessment and supervision of environmentally hazardous activities. Together, you will also prepare cases and represent the County Administrative Board in court hearings, for example, in the Land and Environmental Court. In addition, other advisory work in the environmental legal field may also be relevant.

You will also handle questions and provide legal advice on administrative law issues and issues related to transparency and confidentiality. As time allows, you will also process and decide on some of the other cases that the legal unit works with, such as appeals against municipal decisions within the Environmental Code and the Planning and Building Act. The work also includes issues related to mineral legislation, such as opinions regarding mining concessions.

The work is constantly evolving, and based on our mission, the tasks may change over time.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• A law degree, LL.B or a master's in legal science.
• Several years of experience in qualified work with environmental legal issues according to the Environmental Code.

As a person, you find it easy to collaborate and build good relationships. You are confident in your expertise and have the ability to provide legal advice in complex cases that are central to the development of our region and may have significant media focus. Furthermore, you can independently plan and prioritize your tasks. You see the big picture in legal issues and have the ability to work cross-sectorally with colleagues who have different areas of expertise than your own.

We consider it an advantage if you have:

• Experience in public authority exercise.
• Experience in court processes, especially from land and environmental courts or general administrative courts.
• Court experience, for example, through court clerkship or as a legal advisor.

For us, personal qualities are important, and we see it as a given that you contribute positively to our work environment and work joy, as well as act according to the state's value base.

Good to know

We use a six-month probationary period. If you are called for an interview, you may be asked to complete a work sample.

Since some positions with us require security clearance, you may need to undergo a security review before employment. This includes a security review interview and background check. For certain positions, Swedish citizenship is required.

About the County Administrative Board and our offer to you

We offer you:

• Good development opportunities.
• Individualized employment conditions.
• Health-promoting activities and a sustainable work environment.
• Flexible working hours, extra vacation days, and the possibility of remote work.

At the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten, we work on behalf of the government, together for the best of Norrbotten. As an employee, you, together with our many specialists, create social benefits every day by ensuring that national goals and decisions are implemented in the region. We believe in everyone's ability to independently drive their daily work, and we are responsive to different needs, where you as an employee get the right conditions for work-life balance.

Other

We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's minority languages and therefore value knowledge of Sámi, Meänkieli, Finnish, Romani Chib, and Yiddish.

We actively work for a balanced gender distribution and welcome employees from diverse backgrounds and strive to make our workplace accessible to all.

In the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding advertising channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no further contact with media/advertising salespeople, recruitment sites, and similar.