Lawyer at Tillväxtverket

Do you want to help develop and manage Tillväxtverket's legal function? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

At Tillväxtverket, we work for competitive companies and sustainable development throughout Sweden. We offer knowledge, networks, and investment opportunities. This provides direct benefits to businesses and also creates conditions for companies, municipalities, and regions to meet future challenges. Tillväxtverket is a national authority with a regional presence in nine locations.

About the position

Working as a lawyer at Tillväxtverket means that you work proactively and actively collaborate with other units and competencies, especially within digital administration. However, you will be involved in the entire organization's work as you operate within a broad legal field. As a legal advisor, you provide legal support regarding data protection and digitalization issues. Your tasks also include preparing legal investigations, contract reviews, and internal training. You will also work with the authority's working order and other governing documents and provide legal support in the release of public documents.

You will belong to the Document Management and Legal Unit at the Legal and Control Department. Currently, there are five lawyers, one e-archivist, two archivists, and two registrars working in the offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Östersund. Your workplace will be in Stockholm, Malmö, or Gothenburg, but travel to the other offices may occur.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Swedish law degree (formerly jur. kand)
• At least four years of current experience in qualified legal work as a lawyer
• Very good ability to communicate in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Current experience working with data protection and digitalization issues
• Good knowledge of administrative law
• Good knowledge of public access and confidentiality

The following are meritorious:

• Having had an active role as a lawyer in business development work
• Experience in contract review

We are looking for someone with good collaboration skills, who is flexible and solution-oriented. You should also be self-driven in your work and enjoy taking initiative. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

We expect you to live up to our employee and manager policy, which expresses the expectations we have for all employees.

Employment form

The position is a permanent employment. We apply a 6-month probationary period.

The application deadline is 2026-03-06. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Case number: Ä 2025-890

More information and contact

For more information about the tasks, you are welcome to contact the unit manager, Nadja Stålnacke, phone 08-681 95 28. Questions about the recruitment process can be answered by HR partner Katarina Holm, 08-681 97 19. Union representatives can be reached at [email protected] and ST Robert Berggren can be reached at phone 08-681 92 37 or [email protected]. We work competence-based and the recruitment process will include selection questions, possible tests, interviews, and reference checks. If you have protected personal data, we ask you to contact the HR partner in this recruitment.

To ensure you receive as fair and accurate an assessment as possible, it is crucial that you provide the year and month for each employment and a brief description of your tasks in your CV.

We sit in modern premises where you can choose your workspace based on your tasks daily. Some opportunities for remote work are available by agreement with the responsible manager. Here you can read about the employment conditions and benefits we offer.

Tillväxtverket aims to utilize the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity contribute to the organization. We strive for a work environment where every employee is given the opportunity to balance professional and private life.

Welcome with your application to create your and Sweden's future!

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