Lawyer at the Swedish Armed Forces

Do you want to influence and contribute to Sweden's security and ensure that we can continue to live in a democratic country? As an employee of the Swedish Armed Forces, you become an important part of Sweden's defense. Together with competent and dedicated colleagues, you will have responsibility, development, and challenges.

The legal operations within the Swedish Armed Forces are very diverse and cover a wide range of legal areas, including contract law, public procurement, land and environmental law, property law, transparency and confidentiality, data protection legislation, IT law, intelligence and security protection legislation, administrative law, tort law, labor law, aviation legislation, military operational law, and international law.

The Legal Department is part of the Defense Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. The department is the central legal function within the Swedish Armed Forces and consists of approximately 60 employees divided into five sections with different areas of responsibility.

Main Responsibilities

As a lawyer in the Legal Department, you will work with all legal issues that arise. The work involves providing legal advice to the entire agency and at all levels. This includes investigations, contract reviews, regulatory work, and preparation of referrals, participating in collaboration groups and projects, and conducting internal training. You will also represent the agency in court and support the agency in contract and dispute negotiations.

The Swedish Armed Forces is now seeking several qualified lawyers for our civil law section, both for permanent positions and fixed-term contracts of one year. This time we are primarily looking for candidates with expertise in one or more of the areas of public procurement, security-protected procurement, export control, commercial contract law, procedural law, administrative law, and/or labor law.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent (180 credits/270 higher education credits)
• At least five years of experience in qualified legal work at e.g., law firms, companies, courts, other government agencies, or the Government Offices.

Personal Qualities

You have high integrity, well-developed communication skills, and are outgoing and confident in your role as a lawyer. The work places high demands on delivery, which requires you to be driven and responsible and have a good ability to independently prioritize and organize your work. The position involves many contacts both within and outside the agency. Therefore, you should have good collaboration skills, be pragmatic and solution-oriented, and be accustomed to working proactively. As a person, you should thrive in a demanding and dynamic environment where the pace is, at least at times, high.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability. Psychological tests are part of the recruitment process.

DESIRABLE

• Experience working in one or more of the relevant legal areas for the position, particularly public procurement, commercial contract law, procedural law, or labor law
• Experience litigating in court (both general courts and administrative courts)
• Experience in legislative work or other regulatory work
• Experience from the Swedish Armed Forces or another agency/company within the defense sector
• Experience in international work
• Good knowledge of English

Other

• Permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period or a fixed-term employment for one year
• Start date as soon as possible by agreement.
• The positions are located at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm, and national and international business trips may occur.

Information about the Position

Inquiries regarding the positions can be made to the Deputy Head of the Legal Department, Helene Arango Magnusson, or the Head of the Civil Law Section, Ilona Heikka. Both can be reached via the agency's switchboard at phone number 08-788 75 00.

Union Representatives

SACO HKV, Stefan Ungerth, Anders Markow

APPLICATION

Welcome with your application by 2026-01-19. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for one of these positions.

Relevant certificates and diplomas can be attached to the application.

For the agency's mission to be successful, all employees are expected to act according to the existing values. The Swedish Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces website.

Information about the Recruiting Unit:

At the Headquarters, the Chief of Defense and the Director General are located. The Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. As of 2023-01-01, the Headquarters consists of the Defense Staff, operations management, military intelligence and security service, as well as the Headquarters' staff department and independent supervisory units.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security review with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

With the application for employment, a CV and a personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the recruitment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.