Chief Legal Officer at the Ministry of Justice

Are you a skilled and experienced lawyer with a background as an assessor? Are you analytical, solution-oriented, and have extensive experience in legislative work? We offer you an exciting and challenging job with great responsibility where you can contribute to the development of the ministry and assist the government in realizing its policies.

Your Workday. Sweden's Tomorrow.

As the Chief Legal Officer, you assist ministers and state secretaries in the management and direction of the Ministry of Justice and are the chief civil servant for several units within the ministry. You are responsible for drafting proposals for laws and other regulations and ensuring their legality, consistency, and uniformity. Negotiation, anchoring, and collaboration are the foundation of your work. You will be responsible for the final review of legal council memos and propositions as well as proposals for laws and other regulations.

Your mission also includes, together with the head of the department and other chief legal officers, having overall responsibility for development and quality work within the ministry. Together with other chief civil servants in the ministry, you ensure that the ministry's operations are conducted efficiently and that the ministry's resources are used in a manner consistent with political priorities. The position also includes responsibilities as head of the department in certain areas, which involves ensuring legality, consistency, and uniformity in the preparation of matters other than legislative matters, as well as overseeing the management of certain authorities belonging to the ministry. You are the personnel responsible manager for unit heads and are part of the ministry's management and leadership groups as well as the Government Offices' network for chief legal officers.

Read more about the Ministry of Justice's areas of responsibility (https://www.regeringen.se) at www.regeringen.se

Your Background

We are looking for someone who is a court of appeal or administrative court assessor, has very good knowledge of the Swedish legislative process, and excellent knowledge of the EU legislative process. You have experience in legislative work within the Government Offices, have worked as a principal in the Government Offices, and have excellent knowledge of public administration and its decision-making processes. You have good leadership experience and are accustomed to representing an organization in various contexts. You have excellent language skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, and good knowledge of English. Experience in agency governance and the state budget process, as well as knowledge of legislation within any of the Ministry of Justice's areas of responsibility, is advantageous. Experience as a unit head in the Government Offices, international work experience, and experience in leading development or change work are also merits.

Your Qualities

You meet very high standards of legal professionalism. You have excellent analytical skills, a well-developed communicative ability, and a strong analytical capacity. You are driven, strategic, and solution-oriented and can quickly adapt to changing circumstances. You have high integrity and good judgment. You also have a good ability to structure, organize, prioritize, re-prioritize, and set goals and timelines. You have a good ability to lead, develop, and motivate qualified employees. In this work, you should be able to consider the Government Offices' leadership criteria, wholeness, development, and results, and contribute within each of these areas.

Other Information

The position is classified in a security class and a security clearance with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. You must be a Swedish citizen, but you may have a foreign background.

Are You Interested?

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the head of the department Helena Swenzén or HR manager Ulrika Berggren. Union contacts are Peter Munck, Saco and Catharina de Grad, ST. All can be reached via the Government Offices' switchboard at phone 08- 405 10 00. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by March 15, 2026.

The mission of the Government Offices is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of which 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as strengths and assets and actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the authorities of the judicial system, including the police, prosecutors, courts, and corrections. The ministry is also responsible for migration issues. Legislation within constitutional law and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law, criminal law, as well as migration and asylum law falls within the ministry's area of responsibility.