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 has significance in everyday life – both for individuals and businesses. With us, 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 the law with good legal quality throughout the authority in the most efficient way 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 matters largely stem from EU law and other international regulations.

With us, you are important

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

You will

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

You must have

• a law degree 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
• judicial clerkship.

We want you to

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

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

More information

The positions are permanent in the Rail Traffic Legal Unit and temporary in the Road Legal Unit with the possibility of extension. The placement is in Borlänge for both positions. The temporary position starts as soon as possible and lasts until December 31, 2026. We normally apply a probationary period. As an employee with us, there is an opportunity to work remotely up to three days a week. The needs of the business and the nature of the tasks will determine whether and to what extent this is possible. 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 security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

If you have questions, please contact unit manager Christina Gleisner, 010 – 495 47 00 [email protected] or unit manager Cecilia Malm, 010 – 495 32 91, [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, you should send your application by post; 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 must always present educational/degree certificates and service certificates that substantiate the knowledge and experience relevant to the position.

Welcome to become our new colleague!

About Transportstyrelsen

Number of employees: Approximately 2000.

Areas of operation: Transportstyrelsen works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe, and environmentally friendly transport within rail, aviation, shipping, and road. We develop regulations, grant 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 majority of operations are in Borlänge, Norrköping, and Örebro.

The head office 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 places, with our main location in Norrköping.

We contribute to a uniform and efficient handling of Transportstyrelsen's need 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.