Vacant job

Are you at the beginning of your legal career and want to work with public access and confidentiality in a socially important organization? Do you thrive in an advisory role where you can combine legal analysis with practical application? Then this might be the right position for you.

At the Legal Secretariat, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the effective, legally secure, and correct application of the principle of public access to official documents. You will become part of an organization working on legal issues of great significance for the state and society.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

The Legal Secretariat is responsible for drafting proposals for laws and regulations and provides legal advice to the departmental leadership and the divisions of the Ministry of Finance. The Secretariat's area of responsibility covers all divisions of the ministry, with the exception of the Tax and Customs Division and the Financial Markets Division.

This means that we provide legal support within a broad spectrum of issues, including the state budget, digitalization, procurement legislation, gambling regulation, consumer law, state employer policy, state-owned companies, municipal legislation, loans to other countries, and the state's ownership of real estate.

In this role, you will primarily work on issues concerning public access and confidentiality. Your tasks will include, among other things:

• Handling cases regarding the disclosure of public documents.
• Providing qualified legal advice to the ministry's units and political leadership on matters of public access and confidentiality.
• Participating in internal training within the field.
• Assisting other lawyers at the Legal Secretariat with legal advice and legal review when needed.

Read more about our operations at government.se (https://www.government.se).

Your background

We are looking for you who have a Bachelor of Laws degree and professional experience from the Government Offices, another state agency, or a court. You have very good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have completed probation as a clerk (notariatjänstgöring), have knowledge of and experience with public access and confidentiality legislation, or have experience from service at a district court. We would like you to thrive in an advisory role and be motivated by providing qualified legal support in complex matters.

Your personality

The work involves many and frequent contacts both within and outside the ministry. Therefore, we particularly value good service orientation and teamwork skills.

To thrive and succeed in the role, you need to be meticulous and structured in your approach to work. You are flexible and can handle varying tasks while having good judgment and the ability to make well-founded assessments. You enjoy working at a fast pace and can prioritize between different tasks without compromising the quality of your work.

Other information

The employment is a permanent position starting with a six-month probationary period. Before a decision on employment is made, a security clearance will be conducted.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Unit Manager Johan Ndure at 08–405 90 63. If you have questions about the recruitment process, you can contact Recruitment Specialist Charlotte Wahlström at 08–405 97 58. Union representatives are Filip Hellberg, SACO, and Lotta Nordqvist, ST. You can reach them via the Government Offices' switchboard at 08–405 10 00.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by July 31, 2026.

About the Government Offices and the Ministry of Finance

The mandate of the Government Offices is to support the Government in its work to steer Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we work actively to be a workplace free from discrimination.

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for issues concerning the state's economy. This involves coordinating the state budget, forecasts, and analyses, tax issues, as well as the management and administration of state operations. Additionally, the ministry is responsible for issues concerning financial markets, municipalities and regions, procurement, state-owned companies, digitalization and IT, as well as consumer legislation.