Vacant job

Mäklarsamfundet is now looking for a new lawyer to join the team. Welcome to apply!

About the role

Few things are more important than having a place to call home. At Mäklarsamfundet, the door opens to a world that unites us all. Your talent will make a real difference in the daily lives of our members, leaving an impact that enables more people to realize their deepest housing dreams in a safer housing market. Sweden's largest trade organization for real estate agents is prestigious yet innovative, robust yet flexible, and familial yet driven by a significant mission. Providing information to members is one of our priority areas.

Mäklarsamfundet offers a social and outward-looking workplace in an exciting and dynamic industry. The role provides you with the opportunity to develop within a specialized area while working broadly with a wide variety of legal issues. Mäklarsamfundet values a safe and welcoming environment and actively works to ensure all employees thrive, develop, and maintain a good work-life balance.

The legal department consists of the Chief Legal Counsel, whom you will report to, as well as seven lawyers, two customer advisors, and two legal assistants.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and information to the association's members via phone and email, as well as represent members in both supervisory and damage cases within the framework of the affiliated members' liability insurance.
• Disputes are primarily handled in administrative courts and the industry's alternative dispute resolution board (FRN), but may also be pursued in general courts.
• Provide members with relevant training, conduct environmental scanning, and inform about new legislation, developments in case law, and other legal news in various formats and contexts.
• Write articles for Mäklarsamfundet's digital newsletter.

We are looking for you who

Are fearless, thrive on challenges, and take initiative. Additionally, you have:

• A completed law degree and practical experience from a first full-time job in the field.
• Advanced ability to communicate professionally in Swedish and English.
• Experience in family law and claims handling at an insurance company is considered an advantage.

To succeed in this role, you possess the following personal qualities:

• Service-oriented
• Relationship-building
• Adaptable
• Fearless

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position be sent to Academic Work.

We apply continuous selection and will remove the advertisement when a sufficient number of candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. These tests are tools to identify the candidate with the highest potential for the role and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.