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The County Administrative Board is the government's representative in the county and coordinates regional development work. We work with issues concerning environmental and nature conservation, rural areas, urban planning, animal welfare, preparedness, gender equality, integration, and cultural heritage. We actively work for the development of the county and coordinate various sectors of society. In our work, we uphold legal security, transparency, equal treatment, and good service. The County Administrative Board in Halland has its office in central Halmstad and we currently have about 230 employees. For more information, visit our website, www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland).

Are you a qualified and experienced lawyer who wants to work with cross-authority legal issues and internal compliance with laws and other regulations? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

The unit for management and operational support is responsible for assisting the county management, i.e., the governor and the county council, with management support, e.g., by driving development issues and cross-authority strategic matters. The unit is now hiring a legal advisor whose task is to support the county management and other parts of the authority in cross-authority legal issues such as public law, total defense, and security protection, as well as quality assurance of preparatory documents, referrals, agreements, and contracts. The legal advisor will work closely with the chief legal officer and the legal unit.

Job Responsibilities
The legal advisor works with overarching legal issues at the County Administrative Board and leads the work for a good administrative culture within the authority. The role also includes responsibility for coordinating and conducting training within their area of responsibility. The legal advisor will assist the county management with expertise. The responsibilities of the legal advisor also include providing guidance on legal issues, participating in legal decisions that are of greater importance to the County Administrative Board, including cross-authority issues regarding compliance with regulations, and assisting with the internal control of certain contracts.

The legal advisor participates in decisions on opinions to the Government's Appeals Board. Other tasks within the employer's area of activity may also occur.

Qualifications
Are you the one we are looking for? For this role, we want you to have:

• law degree or equivalent legal education
• completed court clerk training
• several years of experience in qualified legal work within public operations
• several years of experience working with a consultative approach
• good ability to make interest assessments from a legal perspective
• good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.

It is an advantage if you have experience with relevant tasks at a County Administrative Board or another government authority.

Personal Qualities
You are clear, have integrity, and dare to take a stand and are confident in your decision-making. You are solution-oriented within the framework of legal security, drive and follow up on goals and results, and have a professional and pleasant demeanor. As a legal advisor, you need to handle both long-term strategic issues alongside rapidly arising cases. You are unpretentious, have good collaboration skills, and can inspire, motivate, and lead colleagues.

As an employee at the County Administrative Board, you need to:

• have the ability to make relevant decisions based on a holistic view and a critical approach, considering multiple perspectives
• understand that a central role for the County Administrative Board is to balance different interests
• have the ability to prioritize and adapt to work with new tasks or in new contexts.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other
We can offer:

• An exciting workplace with broad expertise
• An opportunity to contribute to important societal missions
• Possibility of remote work if the operations allow
• Health promotion with wellness hours

We know that diversity enriches and are looking for you who can complement our team with your skills, experience, and personality.

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this ad to facilitate our handling of incoming applications and to ensure the quality of our selection process. It is of utmost importance that you are thorough when filling out your application as it is assessed against a defined competence profile and against other applicants. Applications for the position are made via our recruitment system.

We have actively chosen media for advertising and kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this recruitment.

The County Administrative Board applies a six-month probationary period for this position.

The position may be placed in a security class, and in that case, we will conduct a security review with a background check according to the provisions of the Security Protection Act before the position is assumed. The position may also be part of the County Administrative Board's crisis management and war organization.

Information on how we handle your personal data can be found at www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd).