Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Finance's Legal Secretariat

Do you thrive in an advisory role where you, together with skilled and engaged colleagues, handle interesting legal issues in a political environment? In the varied work at the Ministry of Finance's Legal Secretariat, we can offer you, as a court assessor from the Court of Appeal or Administrative Court, a developing role where you contribute to societal development.

Your Workday. Sweden's Tomorrow

The Legal Secretariat is responsible for drafting proposals for laws and regulations and assists the departmental leadership and the Ministry of Finance's divisions with advice on legal matters. The Legal Secretariat's area of responsibility encompasses all departments of the ministry, except for the Tax and Customs Department and the Financial Markets Department. This means that the secretariat provides legal advice on a large number of issues, including the state budget, digitalization, benefit fraud and incorrect payments of public funds, procurement legislation, gaming regulation, consumer rights, state employer policies, companies with full or partial state ownership, municipal law, loans to other countries, and the state's ownership of real estate.

We are looking for someone who wants to draft legal council memos, bills, and regulations within the Legal Secretariat's area of responsibility. Your tasks will also include conducting legal investigations and providing information and advice on legal matters to other departments within the Ministry of Finance and to the political leadership. You will also have an advisory role and work alongside professional and knowledgeable colleagues, both specialists and individuals with broad experience. The role involves many points of contact and collaboration with other departments in the Ministry of Finance and with other ministries within the Government Offices. You will also participate in some of the department's investigations.

Learn more about our operations and listen to our employees talk about what it is like to work as a legal advisor at RK: Work as a Legal Advisor - Regeringen.se (https://www.regeringen.se/)

Your Background

We are looking for someone who has a law degree and is an assessor from the Court of Appeal or Administrative Court. To be successful in this role, you need to be a skilled writer and have very good legal knowledge. We expect you to master both Swedish and English as working languages, both orally and in writing.

Your Qualities

To succeed in this role, you need to be goal- and result-oriented. You are quality-conscious and used to working independently while enjoying close collaboration with others. Since the operations are largely influenced by the external environment, you need to have a high degree of flexibility as focus can shift rapidly. The issues we handle are often of a very complex nature, which requires excellent analytical skills and a well-developed ability to find well-balanced proposals for solutions. Working in a political environment also places high demands on very good judgment and high integrity.

The criteria for employees at the Government Offices are wholeness, development, and results. Everyone working in the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and collaborate for the best of the operations. You are expected to contribute your perspective and expertise while being open to others. You will bring ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the operations and your own competence. You are focused on results in your actions and adapt when needs and directions change.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

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Other

We offer several positions, an appointment as a legal advisor for up to six years if you are on leave from the court, permanent employment or fixed-term employment as a departmental secretary if you are not. The workplace for the position is Stockholm. A security clearance will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Interviews will take place in March/April. Please attach your grades and certificates from your judicial training in your application.

Are You Interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact Johan Ndure, who is the head of the Legal Secretariat. You are also welcome to contact recruitment specialist Marjut Thelin. Union contacts are Simon Danielsson for Saco and Lotta Nordqvist for ST. All can be reached via the Government Offices switchboard at 08-405 10 00. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by March 23, 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 whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as strengths and assets, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for matters concerning the state's economy. This involves coordinating the state budget, forecasts and analyses, tax issues, as well as governing and managing the state's operations. In addition, the ministry is responsible for issues concerning the financial market, municipalities and regions, procurement, companies with state ownership, digitalization and IT, and consumer legislation.