Legal Secretariat, Ministry of Employment

Are you a socially conscious lawyer with a qualified legal background who wants to work with legislation and other legal issues? As our employee, you will have a varied job at the center of events and the opportunity to work with skilled colleagues in several different areas of law, including labor law, occupational safety, labor market, discrimination, gender equality, and integration.

Your Workday. Sweden's Tomorrow.

Your tasks include drafting legal council memos and bills as well as other legislative work. You will also assist the ministry's management and units with quality assurance and advice on legal matters. You may participate in the ministry's work on EU issues. The work may also involve assisting the head of the department with government matters and other case management. You will collaborate with professional and dedicated colleagues. We often work in teams consisting of various competencies. Read more about the ministry and the secretariat's activities at regeringen.se

Your Background

We are looking for someone with a law degree and who is a court of appeal or administrative court assessor or has experience in other qualified legal work that we assess as equivalent. You have broad legal competence and the ability to perform legal analyses and to overview entire areas of law. It is an advantage if you have experience in legislative work, for example from investigations or the Government Offices. You have an excellent ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

Your Qualities

You need to be a highly skilled lawyer with good analytical skills, sound judgment, and structured thinking. You should also be quality-conscious and solution-oriented in your work. We expect you to be results-oriented, proactive, and independent. It is important that you have a good ability to work in a team and that you value collaboration with others. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other Information

We offer one or more positions. For those who are court of appeal or administrative court assessors, we offer a six-year appointment as a legal advisor. If you have a different background, we offer a permanent position with a six-month probationary period. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement. A security clearance will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. There may be an opportunity for agreement on remote work.

Are You Interested?

If you want to know more about the position, contact the head of the legal secretariat, Ulrika Björne. You are also welcome to contact HR officer Elisabeth Roxmalm. Union contacts are Lina Konradsen, Saco, and Åsa Bergqvist, ST. You can reach all of them via the Government Offices switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by January 28, 2025. Attach your degree certificate with your application as well as any relevant certificates.

The mission of the Government Offices is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of which 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Employment is responsible for issues and matters related to the labor market, labor law, and occupational safety. The ministry is also responsible for integration issues, efforts against exclusion, and work for increased gender equality between women and men. Additionally, the ministry is responsible for work on human rights at the national level, strengthening the rights of LGBTQI individuals, and efforts against racism and discrimination.