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Do you want to contribute to creating legally secure conditions for digital development in one of Sweden's largest authorities? We are looking for you who want to combine legal expertise in data protection and digitalization with close collaboration with operations and IT to develop secure solutions for the labor market of the future. Together, we get Sweden to work. Do you want to join us?

The Legal Department at the Swedish Public Employment Service has an important mission

Our Legal Department is responsible for the legal work of the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). We drive the authority's legal development and ensure high quality in all legal matters. As the authority becomes more efficient and focuses on its core mission, our work becomes even more important. Together with our colleagues in the organization, we work to create a legally secure and efficient labor market.

The department is divided into three legal units. The Contracts, IT, and Administrative Law unit works within the legal areas of contract law and procurement law, public access and confidentiality, security protection, personal data, IT law, data protection, and administrative law. Within the Contracts, IT, and Administrative Law unit, there is a group specialized in IT and administrative law. You will be part of this group.

Job Description

As an in-house lawyer with us, you will have a central role in ensuring that the authority's operations are conducted in accordance with current legislation. You will work independently and in close collaboration with colleagues to:

• Collaborate with the IT department and other operational areas to find innovative, legally secure solutions for the authority's IT needs, for example, in relation to IT development and procurement.
• Answer questions, conduct legal investigations, and provide guidance to operations on complex issues within various legal areas.
• Respond to consultations, draft, and review governing and guiding documents.

This role suits you if you have strong analytical skills and make well-founded decisions based on the information you gather to solve tasks. You have a strong holistic view and are comfortable working with different tasks and legal areas, while being able to adapt your working methods and continuously develop based on the needs of the operations.

You collaborate well with others and contribute to a helpful and attentive work climate, where you take responsibility for carrying out tasks together. At the same time, you have the ability to work independently by planning, driving, and following up on your work to achieve good results.

You can also analyze information flows, see connections, and make well-founded decisions based on them.

What We Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that may begin with a six-month probationary period. The location is Solna.

We offer you the opportunity to work at a workplace where we value balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous holiday agreement, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work remotely up to 49 percent on an annual basis. Our offer also includes health care during working hours and a favorable health care allowance.

As an employee at the Swedish Public Employment Service, you also have access to competence development and career opportunities within the authority. Through our work, we contribute to an inclusive and sustainable society, where you get the opportunity to make a real difference for individuals and for society as a whole.

Basic Requirements for the Position

• Law degree (equivalent to Jur. Cand.)
• Several years of current and relevant work experience in qualified legal work.
• Experience working with complex legal issues with good knowledge of data protection (including IT law and the EU General Data Protection Regulation), administrative law, as well as public access and confidentiality.
• Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

Other Merits for the Position

• Completed notary education or equivalent experience.
• Experience of legal work within the public sector.
• In-depth knowledge of information security.
• Experience working with legal issues in the field of AI.
• Experience working with procurement law issues.

The public sector values guide us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, and contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our authority.

In addition, you have personal ability and aptitude to work in accordance with the Swedish Public Employment Service's employee criteria.

As an employee at the Swedish Public Employment Service, you are expected to be:

Responsible – take responsibility for your work, collaborate, and contribute to a good work environment.

Proactive – take initiative, contribute to improvements, and handle changes.

Result-oriented – plan, follow up, and contribute to operational benefit and results.

Application

Does this sound like a job for you? Please submit your application by 2026-08-17.

The advertisement is open during the summer, and we will follow up with all applicants after August 17th.

Attach your CV where you specify the year, month, and tasks for each employment, as well as certificates that verify the requirements for education and/or work experience in your application.

It is important that you answer the selection questions in detail and truthfully, so that we get a clear picture of your experience. If the requested information is not provided, you risk being excluded from the selection. You do not need to send a cover letter.

Selection tests may occur during the recruitment process. We will keep you informed throughout the entire recruitment process. More about our recruitment process.

If you have protected personal data, contact the recruitment partner named in the advertisement, and you will receive help with submitting your application.