A great job today, a better city tomorrow!

Do you want to make a difference? We need you!

About the workplace

In the city, the social administration is responsible for individual and family care. Our mission is to enable residents to become independent in life so that they can take an active part in society.

We have undergone an exciting organizational change focused on creating a more accessible social service based on three main areas: authority, first line, and housing.

In addition to these main areas, there are various support functions. The lawyers are part of the staff and quality unit. Within the unit, there are, among others, committee, board, and administrative secretaries, various coordinators, IT resources, business controllers, team leaders, and a manager.

Job responsibilities

Your tasks as a lawyer mainly involve:

• Providing legal support to the administration's managers and elected officials
• Ensuring that the administration is updated within the legal area
• Conducting training
• Participating in certain legal processes in administrative and general courts
• Writing opinions within the area
• Driving work, projects, and development aimed at ensuring a legally secure case management with good quality
• Being involved in the work with legal assessments of the administration's digital development and in the work with GDPR

What we offer

We offer you a varied, responsible, and stimulating job with opportunities for personal development. The workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious. As an employee, you will receive a wellness allowance of 3000 SEK per year.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a law degree and preferably experience in administrative law, especially social law, and legal issues related to digital development. Knowledge in other legal areas and experience in conducting negotiations are merits. Furthermore, experience in administrative work in a politically governed organization and a good understanding of the structures and working methods applied are also merits.

You have an interest in social issues and a very good ability to express yourself simply in speech and writing. Furthermore, you have good judgment and a well-developed analytical and pedagogical ability. As a person, you have your own drive and take, in consultation with your legal colleague and manager, the initiative when you identify things that need to be addressed. You are proactive and solution-focused, and you find improvement work exciting and motivating. You are skilled at collaborating and used to working and driving projects independently. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Experience is required.

Working in Helsingborg city

Do you want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in Helsingborg city. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A great job today, a better city tomorrow.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work in the city: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ (https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/)

Additional information

If you have questions about the position, please contact the social administration's lawyers:

Marita Elghagen, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 042 10 70 23
Frida Andersson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 0730 77 38 08

Application deadline: 2026-01-06

Employment type: Temporary

Scope: Full-time

Start date: 2026-04-15 or by agreement

Duration: about 12 months

Number of positions: 1

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Union representatives https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/ (https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/)