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Are you ready for a bigger challenge? Do you want to work on demanding and interesting procurement assignments within the IT field? We are looking for a lawyer who is passionate about providing advice on public procurement and contract law to the IT law group based in Kungsholmen, Stockholm. Welcome to one of Sweden's most attractive employers for lawyers according to Universum's survey 2025.

As an employee of the police IT department, you will be part of an important societal mission with many exciting areas of operation. With us, you have the opportunity to make a real difference. We contribute to the police organization's ability to continuously and legally meet the needs of the entire police force and its more than 40,000 employees for IT products and services, which benefits users and citizens.

Currently, the IT department consists of over 1,400 employees who together manage procurement, development, operations, security, and maintenance of IT support for the authority's various operational areas. We also collaborate on technical issues and procurements with other law enforcement agencies in the country and actively contribute to the law enforcement work within the EU. We also support police operations in various types of cases.

Job Description

The IT law group currently consists of nine employees and a manager and primarily works with contract law, procurement law, IT law, licensing agreements, AI, consultations, data protection, and contract issues related to video surveillance. We are looking for another lawyer who is passionate about procurement law and contracts and who wants to ensure good business through their work. The IT law group provides support to the IT procurement function and other units within the IT department. You will work on challenging and interesting procurement and purchasing assignments involving advanced IT technology in close collaboration with police operations.

Your main tasks will be to provide active and advisory support in procurements within the IT legal area and in orders from existing contracts with a focus on procurement law. In addition, you will work on several developing areas such as contract law, transparency and confidentiality, and general administrative law. There is also an opportunity, within the framework of the tasks, to provide feedback on consultations and governing documents within the IT legal area. You will work closely with the operations and have frequent contact with many skilled specialists in IT.

Main tasks:

• Review and support in the drafting of contracts and other procurement documents
• Advice on contract issues
• Conduct legal investigations
• Manage court processes regarding reviews/appeals concerning procurements
• Be responsible for monitoring the procurement area
• Conduct internal training within the procurement area

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Law degree or equivalent
• Several years of recent experience working with procurement law according to the Public Procurement Act (LOU) that the employer deems relevant for the position
• Recent experience in reviewing and drafting contracts that the employer deems relevant for the position
• Good stylistic ability in writing, as well as experience in giving presentations recently
• Very good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing

It is advantageous if you also have recently:

• Experience with the Public Procurement Act in the defense and security sector (LUFS)
• Work experience or education in security protection law
• Experience in contract negotiations
• Experience in independently managing court processes regarding reviews/appeals concerning procurements
• Experience in conducting procurements and/or renewed competitive bidding
• Experience in contract law, particularly in the IT and telecommunications sector

The position requires Swedish citizenship.

Personal qualities:

To succeed in this role, it is important that you are both solution-oriented and delivery-oriented and understand the importance of collaboration in a positive spirit. You are passionate about contributing to societal benefit and have a very good ability to translate law into practical application and good advice. The tasks require that you are driven, flexible, and accustomed to working both independently and in a team. You have excellent communication skills and can adapt your language to the audience. Finally, you are inspired by working together with others to achieve the authority's set goals.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Union representatives

Police Union, Sofia Ask, phone: 010-563 87 10

SACO, reachable via the Police switchboard phone: 114 14

SEKO Police, Karna Tillheden, phone: 010-561 66 27

ST, [email protected]

Other information

Job title: Case Officer

Work location: Stockholm, Kungsholmen

Working hours: Trust-based working hours

Start date: By agreement

Function: Lawyer

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions via our website. The questions are based on the requirements profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. Therefore, it is important that you respond clearly and thoroughly to the questions and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV.

Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

The information you provide in connection with your application may be used to contact you, obtain information and invitations, and any employment documents.

Welcome with your application in the form of a CV and answers to selection questions via our website no later than January 26, 2026.

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider to be sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

An employment with the Police Authority may begin with a six-month probationary period.

We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Security screening with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a war situation.

The Police Authority will process your personal data in accordance with the rules of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and other applicable data protection regulations.

Your application is a public document according to the principle of public access.

Warm welcome with your application!