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Legal Secretariat, Ministry of Employment

Are you looking for a varied job at the center of events? If you are a socially engaged lawyer with a qualified legal background, there is now an opportunity to become our new colleague. Together with skilled colleagues, you will work on legislation and other legal issues within several different legal areas. This includes, among other things, labor law, working environment, labor market, discrimination, gender equality, and integration.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

Your tasks include, among other things, preparing remiss statements to the Council on Legislation and bills, as well as other regulatory work. You will also assist the ministry leadership and the ministry's units with quality assurance and advice on legal issues. You may participate in the ministry's work on EU affairs. The work may also involve assisting the head of division with government cases and other case management. You will collaborate with professional and engaged colleagues. We often work in teams consisting of different competencies. Read more about the ministry and the secretariat's operations at https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/arbetsmarknadsdepartementet/ (https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/arbetsmarknadsdepartementet/)

Your background

We are looking for you who have a law degree and are a Court of Appeal or Administrative Court assessor, or have other experience of qualified legal work that we consider equivalent. You have current experience of legal work, broad legal competence, and the ability to conduct legal analyses and overview entire legal areas.

It is meritorious if you have experience of regulatory work, for example from a state inquiry or work within the Government Offices. You express yourself very well in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.

Your qualities

The Government Offices' employee criteria are holism, development, and results. Everyone who works at the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and collaborate for the benefit of the operations. You are expected to contribute with your perspective and competence and be open to others. You will bring ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the operations and your own competence. You are results-oriented in your actions and adapt when needs and direction change.

You need to be a very skilled lawyer with very good analytical ability and be able to familiarize yourself with new subject areas in a short time. You take own initiatives and work independently, but also have a good ability to collaborate with others and good judgment.

Other

We offer one or more positions. For those who are Court of Appeal or Administrative Court assessors, we offer a six-year appointment as a legal expert. If you have another background, we offer a permanent position with a six-month probation period. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement. We primarily seek employees with Stockholm as the place of work.

A security clearance will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the position, contact Ulrika Björne, head of the Legal Secretariat. You are also welcome to contact HR officer Carl Garellick. Union contact persons are Lina Konradsen, Saco, and Eva Rod, ST. You can reach all of them via the Government Offices' switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job, but we decline calls from those who sell advertisements and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool no later than August 17, 2026. Attach your degree certificate to your application, as well as any certificates you find relevant.

The Government Offices' task is to support the government in its work to steer Sweden and realize its politics. 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 Employment is responsible for issues and cases concerning the labor market, labor law, and working environment. The ministry is also responsible for integration issues, work against exclusion, and work for increased gender equality between women and men. In addition, the ministry is responsible for the work on human rights at the national level, strengthening the rights of LGBTQI+ persons, and work against racism and discrimination.