Vacant job

We make society work for people on the move, 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

The section for registration and records, the unit for safe staffing and records, is looking for a lawyer who enjoys decision-making in a varied everyday life with a high pace and focus on the shipping and aviation industries. Here you will have close internal collaboration and extensive external contacts with a wide customer base. Your focus will be on registration issues from a business and private law perspective combined with registration law. The work is mainly carried out at our office in Norrköping.

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 leadership 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 free bridge days.

Read more here (https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/about-transportstyrelsen/work-with-us/)

You will

• apply laws and regulations within maritime law, aviation law, civil law, registration law, administrative law, etc.
• prepare and make decisions on applications for registration and deregistration of ships and aircraft, ownership, mortgages, etc.
• conduct legal investigations
• have extensive contacts with owners, shipowners, holders/operators, banks, law firms, brokers, and others with interests related to ships and aircraft
• contribute to the development of the business for a more digital future.

You must have

• a law degree or equivalent
• at least 3 years of relevant experience in qualified legal work within government, court, law firm, or private sector
• very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you also have

• current experience in business law
• experience in maritime or aviation law or education in these areas
• judicial clerkship.

We want you to

• have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others and strive to quickly deliver solutions to arising problems, and can make decisions even under time pressure with good judgment
• be flexible, easily adapt to changing circumstances, and see opportunities in changes
• have good pedagogical and communicative skills, listen and be receptive to the counterpart and adapt to the situation
• be self-driven, take great personal responsibility, and work independently
• have excellent collaboration skills, can cooperate with people with different competencies to achieve the best results.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

More information

The employment is permanent with placement in Norrköping. We would like you to start on September 1, 2026, or by agreement. We usually apply a probationary period. An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with background checks 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 section manager Katrin Sundholm at 010 – 495 32 26 [email protected]. ST, Mats Anderzén and Saco-S, Carola Sander can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

We do not want advertisers and staffing companies to contact us.

Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-1251. We need your application by March 10, 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, educational/degree certificates and service certificates that support the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

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, 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 head office is located in Norrköping.

Read more here (https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/)

About the Maritime and Aviation Department

The Maritime and Aviation Department contributes to a competitive, environmentally friendly, and safe transport system. We do this by maintaining registers, formulating regulations, assessing and issuing permits, and exercising supervision. We also operate in many contexts on the international stage.

We are located in Norrköping, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Stockholm and have about 300 employees organized into six units and a staff unit.