Legal Advisor at the Legal Department

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we work with one of the major societal issues of our time – migration. We are around 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

We are now looking for legal advisors for the Legal Department.

With us, you will work with qualified legal application and current societal issues influenced by what happens in our environment. Issues that concern and engage. We offer an exciting and developing job with a focus on maintaining a good working environment.

The Legal Department consists, in addition to the head of the legal office, of three units; the migration law units 1 and 2, and the legal unit. The legal unit is responsible for internal support and governance for the entire agency in general legal application issues.

What does a legal advisor do at the Legal Department?

At the legal unit, we primarily work with administrative law, contract law, confidentiality issues, reception law, procurement law, IT law, data protection issues, labor law, compensation issues, EU law, etc. We do this, among other things, by providing advice, writing legal investigations, drafting legal positions and handbook texts, responding to legislative inquiries, reviewing requests, commenting on and participating in government investigations regarding new legislation, litigating in court, and participating in the agency's development and digitalization work.

We also represent the Swedish Migration Agency externally in various working groups and provide legal support to the government office. As a legal advisor in the Legal Department, you will have the opportunity to participate in the development of our working methods. We strive to work cross-functionally within and outside the department.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with excellent collaboration skills who can relate to others in a responsive and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve any conflicts constructively. Furthermore, you have a good understanding of how people absorb knowledge and adapt your way of conveying messages to the recipient.

You also have a good ability to adapt to changing circumstances and are interested in development issues. You can quickly change your perspective and approach, and you see opportunities in changes. You take responsibility for your tasks and have the ability to work systematically and drive your assignments towards set goals. In our work as civil servants, high demands are also placed on judgment and a high awareness of security and confidentiality.

Requirements for applicants

• Law degree
• Broad and extensive experience working as a qualified lawyer in an administrative authority, court, or business law firm
• Very good general legal knowledge
• Very good knowledge in some of the following areas; administrative law, public access and confidentiality, contract law, data protection issues, and EU legal matters
• Very good communication skills and you express yourself well in both spoken and written Swedish and English
• Good knowledge of the Office suite

It is advantageous if you have

• Experience in qualified legal work within digitalization issues and AI
• Several years of experience working with legislative issues, primarily from the Government Office
• Experience providing legal support within the areas of abuse and control regarding welfare systems, labor market crime, and organized crime, as well as inter-agency cooperation in these areas
• Experience working on information sharing between authorities

Information

Employment type: Permanent employment, probationary employment may apply

Working hours: Office hours with flexibility and the possibility of remote agreements

Location: Stockholm, Malmö, or Norrköping. Travel in the service may occur.

Start date: By agreement

Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner-och-villkor.html).

Application

Welcome with your application documents no later than December 16, 2025. We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all competencies in the labor market are utilized. We therefore welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. You can read more about what this means at this link (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application process. Please answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your responses are significant for whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. In a potential interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you wish to contact union representatives, contact information for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page “Job vacancies and expressions of interest” on migrationsverket.se: here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0).

To work at the Swedish Migration Agency, you need to have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of the following grounds: Swedish citizenship (requirement for certain positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal information, or other information that you consider to be sensitive, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before you submit your application, and we will tell you more about our security procedures.

Here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/det-har-gor-migrationsverket/personuppgifter.html) you can read more about personal data.

Recruitments at the Swedish Migration Agency are conducted entirely by ourselves or by contracted suppliers. We therefore ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.