Summer Clerkship at Skaraborg District Court

Every day, hundreds of cases are decided in the courts across Sweden. Our organization consists of employees with various competencies, where each individual plays a significant role in maintaining legal certainty and high quality at all levels.

To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process, the Swedish Courts apply competence-based recruitment. Our selection is based on candidates' competencies and qualifications. We kindly but firmly discourage direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.

The Skaraborg District Court is located in modern and bright premises in central Skövde, close to the travel center. Skaraborg District Court is one of the larger medium-sized district courts with over 50 employees, half of whom are legal professionals. In 2023, approximately 5,300 cases were brought to the court.

Skaraborg District Court has two case units that handle criminal cases, civil cases, and matters, and a service unit responsible for administration, reception, and registration of new cases.

Are you a law student and interested in gaining practical experience in court work? Then you are welcome to apply for a summer clerkship at Skaraborg District Court.

Job Description

As a summer clerk, your tasks will include participating in the preparation of cases, taking minutes at hearings, drafting judgments and decisions, and conducting legal research. If possible, you will also prepare written summaries for main hearings in civil cases, known as 'tryck'.

Qualifications

The criteria for applying for a summer clerkship position require that you have completed at least until the fifth term of the law program at the time of application. You should have completed procedural law, criminal law, and civil law in your legal education. You should have at least one term remaining in the law program after the employment period.

We are looking for candidates with good grades from completed parts of the legal education as well as good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing. Other important qualities include attention to detail, analytical skills, good teamwork, and the ability to organize and plan your work.

Interviews are not conducted for this short-term position; instead, great importance will be placed on your cover letter, your grades, your responses to the survey questions, and how you justify your interest in working as a summer clerk at our court.

Additional Information

We are looking for one or more summer clerks for a temporary position lasting 9-10 weeks during the summer of 2025.

To consider your application, a valid transcript of grades must be attached along with your CV and cover letter. It is crucial that you respond to the survey questions in the recruitment tool and attach the current transcript of grades from the law program.

We welcome your application no later than January 20, 2025.