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Lawyer at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency

Försäkringskassan

Västra Götalands län, Göteborg

Previous experience is desired

20 days left
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Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 21 million decisions that affect people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 260 billion kronor each year. It is everyone’s tax money that we manage. It is a significant responsibility. Therefore, we delve into each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care, and show compassion. This is a job for you who want to take responsibility. Welcome to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

Are you a lawyer ready to make a difference? We need more lawyers who can think strategically and creatively.

The department for Common Insurance Issues encompasses the operations of Insurance Affiliation and Customer Meetings as well as Income Base for Sickness Benefit. The department's legal support activities include reassessment, litigation, and departmental law. Within departmental law, we work with a wide range of legal issues. As a departmental lawyer, you will collaborate closely with your legal colleagues and the operations. We work in teams to ensure high quality and competence development.

Legal support, development, and collaboration
Working as a lawyer within an insurance department entails a special responsibility for the correct and uniform application of social insurance and other applicable legislation. Based on the legal governance, you are responsible for monitoring the legal developments within the insurance area you operate in. By being a close legal support in administrative law matters to the employees in the insurance area and to development activities, you contribute to good legal quality. You support managers and employees in legal matters and share your knowledge. You contribute to good collaboration both within the department and with other departments, including the agency's legal department.

As a lawyer, you handle confidential information, which places high demands on proper handling. Therefore, it is important that you have a high security awareness if you are to work with us.

This is a job for you who want to take responsibility.

We are looking for someone who

  • has a law degree or equivalent
  • acts on their own initiative and takes responsibility for results with high quality
  • has a systematic and meticulous working method
  • can understand and analyze complex issues
  • communicates clearly, concisely, and structured in both speech and writing
  • collaborates effectively to achieve common goals
  • has experience in legal work, for example, in a government agency or court.

It is advantageous if you

  • are a court clerk
  • have good knowledge of administrative law and social insurance law
  • have good knowledge of public access and secrecy, other agency law including data protection issues
  • have knowledge of international law/EU legislation.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other
One or more positions, permanent, full-time, with start date by agreement. A probationary period may be applicable. In accordance with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's security guidelines, background checks will be conducted in this recruitment. In this recruitment, work samples will be used as part of the selection process. Place of employment: Gothenburg.

Would you like to know more about the Swedish Social Insurance Agency as an employer? Visit fk.se/jobbahososs (https://www.fk.se/jobbahososs)

Contact persons
Manager: Åsa Wallin 010-113 96 41 (for questions about the position). HR specialist: Louisa Jörgensen, 010-113 43 37, [email protected] (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Eva Taavo, 010-112 63 76, Saco-S: Disa Thorsvad, 010-112 52 46, Seko: Johanna Grundström, 010-115 30 44.

Application
Welcome with your application by February 18, 2026. Upload your degree certificates, grades, and attestations with your application.

If you have protected personal information or no access to Bank ID, please call the HR specialist named in the ad for assistance in submitting your application.

In everything we do, we shall act based on the principle of equal value for all people, legal certainty, and good service.

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