The Special Judicial Training

Svea Court of Appeal is the largest court of appeal in the country with approximately 430 employees. The court's premises are beautifully located on Riddarholmen in central Stockholm. The court hires about 50 court clerks each year. At each recruitment occasion, several applicants are accepted. Becoming a clerk is the step after serving as a trainee. The judicial training includes service in both the court of appeal and the district court.

About the Judicial Training

The judicial training consists of practical service in the district court and court of appeal, as well as theoretical education organized by the Court Academy. It can be likened to a trainee program, and the practical service is a very important part of the training. In addition to the common courses within the framework of the Court Academy, the court of appeal and district courts provide additional training. The court of appeal has overall responsibility for the judicial training throughout the training period.

The practical part of the training includes serving as a clerk in the court of appeal for at least one year, as a clerk in the district court for at least two years, and an adjunct position in the court of appeal for one year. The clerk/acting assessor constitutes a significant workforce for the court throughout the judicial training. The clerk's/acting assessor's work should be planned so that the tasks contribute to achieving the goals of the judicial training. The Court Academy is responsible for the theoretical education, which consists of nine mandatory courses during the judicial training.

The judicial training provides a unique opportunity to acquire extensive legal knowledge and experience from different courts. Choosing the judicial career means that you will contribute daily to a democratic and legally secure society where you work for everyone's right to have their case heard in an impartial court.

Qualifications, etc.

To begin the special judicial training, you must have completed the trainee education. Work in the court requires that accepted clerks meet high standards regarding professional skill and judgment.

The employment begins with a six-month probationary period. After a successful probationary period, the employment will transition to permanent.

Employment Conditions

Employment type: Permanent position

Extent: Full-time

Start date: The court of appeal hires new clerks with start dates on January 1, March 1, May 1, September 1, and November 1 each year.

Application

Welcome to submit your application via the recruitment tool Visma Recruit. Attach your degree certificate and transcripts from your law studies. Also attach your high school grades and certificates that may be relevant for the position. The personal letter should only contain a brief motivation for why you want to attend the special judicial training.

In the application form, there is a mandatory question about whether you, as an applicant, are applying for both regular and designated positions. This question applies to application rounds when the court of appeal also fills positions where the service as a district clerk is allocated to a predetermined district court, so-called designated positions. However, no designated positions are advertised in this application round, only regular ones, so you can answer the question based on that.

An application remains with the court of appeal in the applicant bank for six months after it has been submitted, regardless of whether you have only applied for a regular position or only a designated position, or both.

The application must be submitted to the court of appeal no later than December 15, 2025.

In accordance with the court of appeal's hiring procedures, background checks will be conducted in the event of a potential employment.

Contact

For further information about the position, you can contact one of the administrative clerks, Xerxes Carlsén Åkerfeldt, phone number 08-561 673 52, and Julia Åkers, phone number 08-561 673 66.