Position as Administrative Lawyer at the Social Administration

The position is located within the Social Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. The Social Administration is responsible for authority exercise, ordering services, and self-management in the areas of individual and family care, LSS, and social psychiatry. The position also involves collaboration with the Health and Care Administration, which is responsible for the municipality's elderly care, health care, authority exercise, ordering services, and provides care and support in its own management. We ensure that all residents receive the support they are entitled to.

Do you want to brighten everyday life and improve the quality of life for the residents of Linköping? With us, you can make an important difference and help make Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your Responsibilities

In this position as a lawyer with a focus on administrative law at the Social Administration and Health and Care Administration, you will work towards a uniform and legally secure case management within the administrations. You will provide legal advice in the area of social services at the Social Administration, Health and Elderly Care Administration, and to the relevant committees. You will actively contribute to the development work within the administrations by highlighting identified needs for changed or new working methods, routines, and governing documents. You will also assist in the revision and development of such governing documents. You have a special responsibility for the committees' delegation orders.

Furthermore, you will participate in the work of responding to referrals regarding government investigations and in the implementation of new legislation or practices within the field of social law. You will play an active role in supporting the administrations in complaint handling and deviations. You will also actively work with the administrations' Lex Sarah management to support their quality work. The assignment includes actively participating in cases concerning IVO regarding authority exercise.

You will provide legal advice and, exceptionally, in individual cases within the field of social law to the departments. You will manage oral and written processes regarding contracts, and to some extent individual cases based on the needs of the operations. The assignment also includes responsibility for internal training for employees on topics such as public access and confidentiality and documentation. You will also support the administration with requests for public documents and other questions regarding public access and confidentiality.

Your Workplace

The position is located in the unit for quality, development, and digitalization at the Social Administration. The unit is tasked with supporting the administration, management, and the director of the administration as well as the committees in their assignments. You will work alongside two other lawyers focused on litigation, while you work broadly with support to the administration. In this position, you will also work with the Health and Care Administration, which is responsible for the municipality's elderly care, health care, authority exercise, ordering services, and provides care and support in its own management.

The position is part of the municipality's network for lawyers who meet once a week for support and exchange of legal issues.

The workplace is located in newly renovated premises at Drottninggatan 45. We work office hours with flexible working hours and offer the possibility of remote work when the operations allow.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone with a law degree (jur.kand). Alternatively, you have a legal master's degree or equivalent master's degree along with several years of experience in qualified legal work. We also see that you have experience in qualified legal work within public administration.

It is an advantage if you have previous experience in litigation and experience in developing routines and governing documents. We also consider it an advantage if you have experience in administrative law, the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act, the Social Services Act, the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons, the Act with Special Provisions on the Care of Young People, and the Act on the Care of Addicts.

For this position, a very good ability in oral and written communication in Swedish is required as the work involves contact with authorities and places high demands on interpreting and writing advanced texts.

We are looking for someone who is secure in their professional role and has a consultative approach. You take into account the broader perspective and have a good ability to consider the best interests of the entire operation in your actions and decisions. You also have a good ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively. Furthermore, you communicate solutions clearly and pedagogically, adapting to the target audience, both orally and in writing. You enjoy working with others and collaborate smoothly and attentively with different professional groups. You are also flexible and have the ability to re-prioritize when the work requires it.

The position also requires a presentation of an extract from the criminal record for employment as the work may involve contact with children.

In this recruitment, we use tests as part of the assessment if you proceed in the process.

Welcome with your application!

Additional Information

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Start date: By agreement

Employment form: Permanent employment

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacancies: 1

Ref. no: 16575

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Your engagement makes us better. Within Linköping Municipality, there are many opportunities, a wealth of knowledge, and various areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your engagement, you contribute to making Linköping even better.