Legal Unit for Infrastructure and Housing, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to utilize your legal expertise in legislative work? We are seeking a dedicated lawyer with an interest in social issues who wants to be part of our legal unit. Here you will have the chance to work in a meaningful environment where you, together with other competent colleagues, can explore and contribute to important issues that shape societal development.

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The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure is responsible for issues related to rural areas, food and agricultural industries, regional development, transport and infrastructure, as well as housing and urban planning.

The Legal Unit for Infrastructure and Housing works with legal issues in the areas of transport, housing, and urban development. The legal unit is now looking for staff who will primarily work with legal analyses and legislation in the areas of transport and infrastructure.

The tasks in this role include drafting legal council memoranda, bills, departmental memoranda, and legislative texts. An important task is to participate in the work of negotiating EU legislation and, to some extent, other international work.

The tasks also include assisting with legal investigations and similar work, as well as providing information and advice on legal matters to the department's subject areas and to the political leadership.

The work involves a high degree of collaboration with other units in the Government Offices, as well as contacts with authorities and organizations. The work may involve travel, including to Brussels.

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Your Background

We are looking for someone who is a court of appeal or administrative court assessor or has experience of other qualified legal work. You should have current experience of qualified legal work from a court or authority, broad legal competence, and a very good ability to conduct in-depth legal analyses. To be successful in this role, you need to be a skilled writer and have experience in writing extensively. You also need to be a stringent presenter with a developed ability to adapt presentations to different target groups and highlight the most essential points in oral contexts. We expect you to master Swedish and English as working languages, both orally and in writing. You should also have an understanding of working in a politically governed organization. It is advantageous if you have experience in legislative work within the Government Offices or committee work and regulatory work at an authority, especially in the areas of transport, aviation, urban planning, or housing. Furthermore, it is advantageous if you have good knowledge of EU law.

Your Qualities

The criteria for employees in the Government Offices are wholeness, development, results.

Everyone working in the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and collaborate for the best of the organization. You are expected to contribute your perspective and expertise while being open to others. You come with ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the organization and your own skills. You are results-oriented in your actions and adapt when needs and directions change. You quickly familiarize yourself with new issues, place issues in context, and drive processes forward both independently and in collaboration with others. You are quality-conscious while having the ability to work efficiently, maintaining calm and stability even under time pressure.

In this role, it is particularly important that you have a very good ability to conduct in-depth legal analyses of complex legal issues. You have good judgment and can make correct assessments and priorities in your work. You have a very good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English, which is crucial for effective communication in both national and international contexts. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

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Other Information

We offer different positions depending on your background, either a six-year appointment as a legal advisor if you are employed in a court or a permanent position as a departmental secretary. The employment is full-time and begins with a six-month probationary period with immediate start. The position is placed in a security class and a security review with background check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. You must be a Swedish citizen but may have a foreign background.

Are You Interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact manager Jonas Ragell at 08-405 12 07. You are also welcome to contact recruitment specialist Charlotte Wahlström at 08-405 97 58. Union contacts are Ivian Paulino Lorenzo ST, Lars Arell, SACO. You can reach them via the Government Offices switchboard, 08-405 10 00.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by February 17, 2026.

The mission of the Government Offices is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination.