Vacant job

Uddevalla District Court is a court with approximately 45 employees, located in central Uddevalla. The jurisdiction extends from Stenungsund in the south to Strömstad in the north.
We handle criminal cases, civil cases, court matters, and bankruptcies. We strive to be an open and modern workplace with engaged employees. Our ambition is for cases and matters to be handled in a legally secure and efficient manner, and for those who come to us to feel that they receive a good reception.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of court administrator, you will be offered varied and developing tasks in an important and interesting operation.

As a court administrator, you will prepare cases and matters for decision and, on your own responsibility, receive and register documents, manage correspondence, plan court dates, summon parties to hearings, maintain contacts with parties, lawyers, and authorities, and issue judgments and other documents. In this role, you will handle several different cases and matters simultaneously, often at a high pace due to existing deadlines. You will also participate in the court's quality and development work.

Minutes-taking during trials may be included in the job as a task.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• completed high school education or equivalent education with final grades
• relevant work experience in administrative or case-handling work in recent years
• good ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• good knowledge of English
• good computer skills and sees computers and email as natural working tools.

It is an advantage if you have:
Experience from a court or Paralegal training.

Your Qualities

We are looking for someone who learns new tasks easily and enjoys handling various aspects. You are responsible and have a strong commitment to your work; you value actively contributing to the development of the operation and have a solution-focused approach. Furthermore, you are meticulous and flexible, with a pronounced sense of service and quality. You are accustomed to planning and organizing your work effectively. The work pace is often high, and to enjoy the tasks, you should be calm and stable, with a good ability to handle stress and prioritize. As we currently work with several IT tools, you need to have good skills in handling IT systems effectively.

As you contribute to ensuring that cases and matters are resolved efficiently and legally securely, it is required that you have very good judgment.

Great importance will be placed on your personal qualities.

Other

Interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

The position starts with a six-month probationary period.

Please note that the district court has two advertisements published for both temporary and permanent positions.

This advertisement concerns a temporary position of 6-12 months with the possibility of extension.  

Number of positions 1-2.