Administrative Law Attorney at FRA

At FRA, we work on something that no one else does in Sweden, and you can be a part of it. Regardless of your role, we contribute to societal benefit through a meaningful purpose — together we work on unique tasks for Sweden's security and integrity.

We offer interesting tasks with good opportunities for personal development, and we are convinced that a mix of people from different backgrounds creates a dynamic and creative work environment – our differences are our strength.

Do you want to contribute to societal benefit and support Sweden's independence in the world? FRA is now seeking administrative law attorneys for the legal unit within the chief legal officer's office, tasked with supporting the work at the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC). If you are the one we are looking for, we can offer a varied job in a knowledge-intensive organization where you can make a difference every day. At FRA, we work on unique tasks – for Sweden's security and integrity.

About FRA

The world is FRA's arena. Our mission as an intelligence agency is to protect Sweden against the most serious threats that can be directed at a society – military attacks, terrorism, and cyberattacks. We do this to protect the most important things we have – our safety, our democracy, and our way of life. Through our knowledge of the world, our country can prepare and meet threats in time. We are experts in the cyber field and signal intelligence and a warning bell for military threats. We are also at the core of Sweden's cyber defense, protecting the most important operations and critical infrastructure from attacks. To fulfill our core missions, advanced technical solutions are required. Together we have a unique task, which we solve with our knowledge and expertise.

For your safety. For our democracy. Every day. All year round.

The NCSC was established in December 2020 at the government's request with the overarching goal of strengthening Sweden's collective ability to prevent, detect, and manage antagonistic cyber threats, with collaboration with authorities and the private sector as an important part of the center's activities. From November 1, 2024, NCSC will be part of FRA.

Your mission

The legal unit is located at the chief legal officer's office. The chief legal officer reports directly to the agency's director general and has the overall responsibility for ensuring that the agency's operations are conducted in accordance with law and other regulations. The chief legal officer is also responsible for ensuring that the agency has appropriate legal support and is responsible for the legal assistance to the agency. The chief legal officer is supported in this task by a deputy chief legal officer and the legal unit, where the agency's lawyers are placed.

Your mission mainly consists of providing legal support to the NCSC's operations. This support includes conducting legal investigations, handling referrals and disclosure cases, and drafting and quality assuring drafts of decisions, internal regulations, contracts, and agreements. You will work with issues related to cybersecurity, EU law, data protection, public access and confidentiality, security protection, contract law, and labor law. You will also conduct internal training. In your daily work, you will have many contacts both internally within the agency and externally with the Government Offices, other authorities, and the private sector. Travel may occur.

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We are looking for someone with a law degree or equivalent education. You have very good legal knowledge. The role requires that you have experience in qualified legal work within the administrative law area at a government agency, court, or equivalent. You also have a very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and good knowledge of English.

It is advantageous if you are a notary qualified. It is also advantageous if you have experience in cybersecurity work or from the defense or security sector, work with EU legal issues, data protection, or issues related to public access and confidentiality.

You are

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You have a solution-oriented approach and a very good analytical ability. You are used to breaking down complex issues and problems. The position requires you to work both independently and in close collaboration with other lawyers and colleagues in other professional categories. It is important that you have good collaboration skills, very good judgment, and high integrity. At times, the work is conducted under time pressure, which requires your ability to work quickly without compromising legal quality. Focus can change rapidly, which requires flexibility. As a person, you are stable and have an easy time creating, maintaining, and developing relationships.

Our offer

At FRA, every task is part of something bigger. In one way or another, you as an employee get to contribute to protecting Sweden's integrity and independence in the world. You are making a real difference every day.

Our employees have high competence, but we can always improve. Therefore, professional development is a given for us. We offer opportunities for skill development. As a new employee, you will broaden your competence directly with a comprehensive introductory training that gives you a greater understanding of the mission and helps you integrate into the organization. As an employee, you will also have the opportunity to find the right training within your specialty to become even better at what you are passionate about.

We value good health among our employees and offer, among other things, wellness during working hours. Other benefits we offer include a wellness allowance of 4,000 SEK/year, leave on bridge days, and extended parental leave.

More information

The workplace is located in Solna. Swedish citizenship is a requirement as employment at FRA involves placement in a security class. A requirement for employment is a successful security clearance with a background check. The security clearance will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in wartime. We apply a six-month probationary period. For more information, please contact the head of the legal unit, Per Fabricius, at phone number 010-557 41 00. Union representatives can be reached at the same phone number.

We accept applications via www.fra.se (http://www.fra.se) no later than 2025-02-09. Reference number 2024FRA1789.