Lawyer at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand, and client transportation.

The Legal Department is a national department at the head office of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The department is responsible for directing and managing the authority's work in legal matters, providing legal support at all levels of the authority, making initial and review decisions in client cases, and representing the Swedish Prison and Probation Service in legal proceedings. The Client Law Unit is responsible for the client legal area within the Legal Department. The unit's section for international client matters and sentence calculation is now seeking lawyers (position and title: legal expert) based at the head office in Norrköping.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your main task is to handle and make decisions in client cases within the legal areas for which the section is responsible. This includes cases regarding the transfer of enforcement to and from other countries, cases of international alerts, or cases of sentence calculation. You will also provide advice and support to other operations within the relevant legal areas. The work involves ongoing external contacts with, for example, the Ministry of Justice, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Police Authority, as well as international contacts. Additionally, you will represent the authority in court in the cases handled by the section.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is secure, stable, and has self-awareness. You work well with others, are attentive, and communicate constructively. In your work, you make correct assessments and priorities by weighing complex information and solving problems. You easily adapt to changing circumstances, analyze, and can quickly change your perspective while seeing opportunities in changes that occur.

It is important for us that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in the human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated equally with your approach. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A law degree or legal higher education degree
• Experience in legal work
• Good skills in expressing yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish
• Very good skills in expressing yourself verbally and in writing in English.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in case handling within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service or other public sector
• Experience in legal advice work
• Experience in working with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's client administrative systems
• Experience in international criminal law cooperation
• Other language skills in addition to Swedish and English

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and CV will determine if you qualify to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness, and comply with applicable laws. This means standing up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Some positions are placed in a security class, and a security review with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security review at: security review (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: military placement (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the ad. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person indicated in the ad.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.