Vacant job

Ref: 20261689

Are you a newly graduated lawyer looking to start your career in the education sector? We are looking for you who want to combine legal work with qualified investigative assignments in city-wide projects. The assignment is fixed-term until 2027-01-31.

Job Description

The main task of the Administrative Lawyer is to ensure legal certainty in processes and cases, and to contribute to maintaining high competence in public legislation. As an Administrative Lawyer, you provide simpler legal advice to both managers and other employees.

Furthermore, you assist colleagues in assessments when exercising authority according to school regulations and in documentation of cases, which may also involve creating decision templates and other support documents. As an Administrative Lawyer, you also handle certain complaint cases.

The position also includes an investigative assignment where you work with follow-up and evaluation of the city-wide project Unga i risk (Youth at Risk). As an Administrative Lawyer, you are part of a group of three administrative lawyers working with school law as well as GDPR and information security.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Law degree (270 ECTS credits)
• Good digital competence
• Very good Swedish and English in speech and writing.

It is meritorious if you have experience of work or internship as a lawyer within public administration as well as legal competence in the following areas:

• School law
• Administrative law and Municipal Act
• Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act
• GDPR and information security.

To succeed in the position, you are attentive and accommodating in your work and have a strong desire to help others and deliver solutions. Furthermore, you plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively and meet set deadlines. The position requires that you are receptive and possess the ability to adapt to different types of situations. You contribute to dialogue and responsibility and convey messages so that they have the intended effect. Additionally, you enjoy handling complex questions, analyzing, and solving problems. You value differences and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect oneself and others.

About the Workplace

At the Department for Sustainability and Committees, administrative lawyers, archivists, chief registrars, committee secretaries, and investigative secretaries work. The department works, among other things, with legal advice, document and case management, handling of school law cases, and preparing and quality assuring committee cases. At our department, cross-administrative processes are coordinated and follow-up of cross-administrative goal documents is conducted.

The Upper Secondary and Adult Education Administration is one of three school administrations in the City of Malmö. We are responsible for the development and implementation of upper secondary school and adult education. Today, we have approximately 1,900 employees and we are located throughout Malmö. We work to ensure that young people and adults achieve their education goals and become active in our society. We exist to create the best possible conditions for the people of Malmö to grow through lifelong learning.

The City of Malmö's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common task is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the people of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about the City of Malmö as an employer here http://www.malmo.se/jobb (http://www.malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the position

Employment type: Fixed-term employment until 2027-01-31

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start date: As soon as possible, latest during week 36

Interviews are planned to take place during weeks 32-33.

Other

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Please note that the City of Malmö has removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you who are applying for a job with us. Your answers will become an important part of our selection work.

The City of Malmö strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the people of Malmö.