We make society work for people on the road, on tracks, in the air, and at sea.

That’s why we need the best expertise. Our mission is important and makes a difference in everyday life – both for individuals and businesses. Here, we take responsibility, treat everyone well, and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future.

About the job

You will work in the Legal Department and either in the Rail Traffic Legal Unit or the Road Legal Unit. The department consists of five units with approximately 100 employees. The department aims to contribute to a uniform application of law with good legal quality throughout the authority as efficiently as possible by being guiding and supportive in legal matters. We are responsible for governance, coordination, and support of legal issues in the areas of road traffic, rail traffic, shipping, and aviation. Being a lawyer in the department involves close collaboration with investigators, subject matter experts, and other specialist competencies in the work with permits, supervision, and regulation. The work is based on public law issues. The governing regulations in the subject matters are largely based on EU law and other international regulations.

You are important to us

Do you enjoy working together with others and want to develop in your professional role? With us, you can expect career development, a trusting management and employee relationship, and a sustainable work life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous number of vacation days, and paid bridge days.

You will

• provide legal expert support
• participate in regulatory work
• work on national implementation of international regulations
• provide support in international work
• participate in the processing of proposals for amendments to laws and regulations
• represent the authority in court.

You must have

• a law degree (juris kandidat or equivalent)
• several years of relevant experience as a lawyer within an authority, court, law firm, or similar
• very good ability to communicate in Swedish, both spoken and written
• good ability to communicate in English, both spoken and written.

It is meritorious if you also have

• experience working with EU law or international issues
• experience working with administrative law issues
• experience in legislative work or other regulatory work
• court clerk experience.

We want you to

• have good collaboration skills, can work with people with different competencies to achieve the best results
• have good pedagogical and communicative skills, listen and be receptive to the counterpart and adapt to the situation
• be self-driven, take significant personal responsibility, and work independently
• be flexible, easily adapt to changing circumstances
• be results-oriented, deliver high quality, and quickly find solutions to emerging problems, even under time pressure.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

More information

The positions are permanent at the Rail Traffic Legal Unit and temporary at the Road Legal Unit with the possibility of extension. The location is Borlänge for both positions. The temporary position starts as soon as possible until December 31, 2026. We normally apply a probationary period. As an employee with us, there is the possibility to work remotely up to three days a week. It is the needs of the business and the nature of the tasks that determine whether and to what extent this is possible. An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

If you have questions, please contact unit manager Christina Gleisner at 010 – 495 47 00 or [email protected] or unit manager Cecilia Malm at 010 – 495 32 91 or [email protected]. ST, Anders Bodving, and Saco-S, Johan Stenborg, can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

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Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-813. We need your application by February 20, 2026. If you have protected personal information, please send your application by post and contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe how you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the hiring process, you will always need to present educational/degree certificates and employment certificates that support the knowledge and experience relevant to the position.

Welcome to become our new colleague!

About the Swedish Transport Agency

Number of employees: Approximately 2000.

Areas of operation: The Swedish Transport Agency works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe, and environmentally friendly transport within rail, aviation, shipping, and road. We develop regulations, issue permits, and monitor compliance. With the help of our registers, we work with fees, permits, and ownership transfers.

Locations: We have employees in 12 locations across the country. The largest part of the operations is in Borlänge, Norrköping, and Örebro.

The headquarters is located in Norrköping.

About the Legal Department

The Legal Department consists of five units. The legal units guide and support the authority's various departments in legal matters, and the Registration unit is responsible for registration, reception, and switchboard. We are located in several locations, with our main office in Norrköping.

We contribute to a uniform and efficient handling of the Transport Agency's needs for governance and support in legal matters and in linguistic matters within regulation. We provide guidance and support in record-keeping, ad acta, and archiving, access card management, visitor reception, and switchboard.