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Government Lawyer at the Swedish International Trade Council

The Swedish International Trade Council (Kommerskollegium) is Sweden's authority for foreign trade, the EU internal market, and trade policy. We work, among other things, with the EU's free trade agreements, Swedish companies' opportunities to import and export, and trade-related development cooperation. At the Swedish International Trade Council, you will find yourself in an international environment where major trade policy issues are mixed with concrete problem-solving for individual companies and individuals. Our vision is sustainable trade without barriers. About 110 employees work here, and our activity-based office is located centrally in Stockholm.

The Swedish International Trade Council is a growing authority with several new tasks. Since the summer of 2025, we are also a preparedness authority with sectoral responsibility for the foreign trade sector within the Swedish civil defense.

As part of the administrative unit, you will have a central function for the operations. The unit consists of approximately 15 employees who work with operational and strategic support in areas such as IT, registry, archives, HR, finance, procurement, office and property administration, legal affairs, as well as security and preparedness.

Meet some of the Swedish International Trade Council's employees who tell you what it is like to work with us. (https://www.kommerskollegium.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/mot-vara-medarbetare/)

Job Description

As a new entrant into your legal career, you will work as a government lawyer dealing with various types of public administration law. Examples include the disclosure of public documents, cross-authority legal issues, work on steering documents, data protection matters, procurement, and state aid. You will be involved in exciting development projects within support and core operations, both operationally and strategically, and you will engage with both national and international legislation.

As needed, you will also work with various tasks within the authority's security protection, signals protection, and preparedness. During peak workloads, you will temporarily contribute to the registry function at the authority.

The work is developmental and educational. You will have the opportunity to work together with the Chief Legal Officer and other lawyers in the unit to ensure a good administrative culture and develop in your legal career.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a Master of Laws degree (Jur.kand.) and some years of experience with government legal issues within public administration. It is meritorious if you have experience in preparing steering documents and if you have worked with security protection, signals protection, or preparedness issues. We also consider it meritorious if you are a sworn legal clerk (notarie).

You are valued for your collaborative spirit, are receptive and flexible in your approach, and find ways forward. You are proactive and drive your issues forward successfully, both independently and in collaboration with others from a business perspective.

The position is classified for security clearance and requires Swedish citizenship. A security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Terms of Employment

• Salary: Monthly salary
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment (special fixed-term employment for up to one year)
• Start date: As soon as possible according to agreement
• Working hours: Daytime

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