Legal Advisor Wanted at the Guardianship Unit

The Guardianship Unit operates on behalf of the Guardianship Committee, a municipal supervisory authority. The agency ensures that individuals who cannot assert their rights due to illness or similar circumstances are granted the same rights as everyone else and are not disadvantaged economically or legally. The unit's mission is to supervise and control guardianship, curatorship, and administration through annual reviews and to make decisions regarding authorizations for various actions that representatives need to perform in their roles. The activities of the Guardianship Authority and the tasks of the representatives are regulated by the Parental Code. To read more, click here.

A new legislation in the guardianship area will be introduced by the summer of 2026. This means that the Guardianship Unit will have an expanded and more complex mission, including taking over cases currently handled by district courts. This is a significant change that will affect both working methods and responsibilities.

For you applying for the position, this means you will be part of a developing organization, where we collaboratively build new routines and processes to meet the requirements of the legislation. You will have the opportunity to contribute your expertise and help shape the future of the guardianship operations.

The Guardianship Unit handles cases for the municipalities of Nacka, Värmdö, and Vaxholm. The unit has 11 employees, including a team leader and a unit manager.

Your Mission

The position involves qualified legal processing work within the guardianship area. You will handle complex cases with many parties involved, where your focus will be on the rights of the individual.

Examples of tasks in the role:

• Processing legal matters such as decisions on consent for property and condominium sales, investigating the need for curatorship and administration, and correspondence with the court. Court hearings may occur.
• Supervising representatives by reviewing accounting documents and investigating complaints against representatives.
• Reviewing reports for completed assignments and making decisions on fees for representatives.
• Drafting service letters to the committee in decisions where delegation is lacking.

Is This You?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference and improving the quality of life for the most vulnerable in society. You see the big picture, anticipate problems, and plan both short and long-term, allowing you to handle many cases simultaneously with high quality. You quickly identify the essential aspects and focus on completing tasks. When you need to adapt to new circumstances, you do so with positivity while building trusting relationships with colleagues and collaborators. With high moral and ethical standards, you always focus on your mission and who you are truly serving.

Your Experience

You have a law degree or equivalent education in law, with at least one year of experience working with guardianship issues or two years of experience from other governmental work in personal matters or from law firm operations in civil law. You should have good knowledge of civil law and administrative law.

You have a strong ability to assess representatives' accounting documents, which means you can identify discrepancies and ensure that the principal's rights are upheld.

We value your IT skills, particularly your ability to use various digital tools for efficient processing.

A strong communication ability is important, both written and verbal, to communicate clearly and effectively with various parties, including courts, representatives, and other authorities.

We Offer

In Nacka, you will have the opportunity to work in a municipality that aims to be the best in Sweden at being a municipality, with openness and diversity as its vision and a fundamental value of trusting people's knowledge, will, and ability.

In Nacka, we invest in healthy employees and offer a well-equipped gym in the building, a personal health coach, and a bike benefit program. Please read more about our benefits here.

As an employee with us, you can also exchange for extra vacation days.

Interested?

If you want to become part of Nacka Municipality, do not hesitate to submit your application!

We are recruiting continuously, which means the position may be filled before the application deadline.

If you would like to know more about the position, feel free to contact me, Ann-Charlotte Oetterli at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 08-718 92 14 or LinkedIn.

The position is available as soon as possible or by agreement.

A background check will be conducted before employment.

In the recruitment process, we use tests that measure problem-solving ability and personality as a selection method to work inclusively and based on competence.

The application deadline is January 18, 2026.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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