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The Administrative Court in Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest courts with approximately 280 employees. Our main task is to resolve disputes between individuals and authorities. The Administrative Court is also one of the country's four migration courts.

The court currently has six adjudicating departments, each focused on one of the major areas of law – tax law or social security law. In addition, all adjudicating departments work with migration cases. The court has an administrative department consisting of case management units, a registration and archive unit, an administrative office unit, and an IT, security, and service unit.

Every day, hundreds of cases and matters are resolved in courts across Sweden. Our organization consists of employees with various competencies, each of whom is significant in maintaining legal certainty and high quality at all levels.

To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process, the Swedish Courts apply competency-based recruitment. Our selection is based on candidates' competencies and qualifications. We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.

Job Description

With us at the Administrative Court, you as a court clerk can work in the court's case management, registration, archive, or administrative office. Your tasks vary depending on which function you work in, and the needs of the organization dictate your placement. The tasks are varied and independent, and you perform them under your own responsibility together with your colleagues.

Case Management

In case management, you will handle mail and email, correspondence in cases, summon parties to hearings, and dispatch judgments and decisions.

Registration

In registration, you will handle mail and email, review the inbox and register incoming cases as well as perform initial checks of these.

Archive

In the archive, you will manage files in resolved cases, such as monitoring and registering notifications, appeals, and final decisions. The work also includes sorting, archiving, and purging documents as well as ordering public documents. All functions also have a lot of contact with the public and parties as well as internal collaboration with the court's various departments.

Administrative Office

In the administrative office, you will work with lay judge management. The work includes daily contact with lay judges, handling cancellations and replacements, compensation issues, scheduling, information to lay judges, and dismissals.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• Ongoing or recently completed studies in law or paralegal programs, or in public administration or other similar education
• Experience in administrative work through relevant internships during ongoing education or through previous employment
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English in speech and writing

Meritorious

We consider it meritorious if you have, in addition to the above qualifications:

• Experience of work or internship at an administrative court

Personal Qualities

As a court clerk, you need to be able to collaborate easily with your colleagues while independently taking responsibility for your own tasks. You are flexible in your approach and can meet changes in both tasks and work pace. You possess a high sense of service while being structured and valuing accuracy in your work. It is important that you have good judgment and care that the handling of our cases is done correctly.

To be considered for employment, you must meet high standards of judgment, security awareness, and suitability. This means that you uphold democratic values and the state values that govern the operations of the Swedish Courts. We require that you comply with applicable laws.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Other

• This is a fixed-term full-time position during June-August.
• Number of positions: one or more.
• Before employment, background checks may be conducted.

Application

Please attach your CV and diploma for completed studies or a study certificate for ongoing studies.