Trafikverket Seeks Legal Counsel in Environmental and Real Estate Law

As a legal counsel specializing in environmental and real estate law at Trafikverket, you will contribute to facilitating everyday life for residents and businesses throughout Sweden. You will do this by helping to build the infrastructure of the future. Job Responsibilities As a legal counsel at Trafikverket, you will combine specialized legal expertise with a mission of importance to society. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in environmental and real estate law in a role where legal excellence and societal value intersect. As a legal counsel, you will ensure a consistent legal approach and high legal quality across Trafikverket's operations. You will work on extensive and complex projects of great significance to society in close collaboration with specialists such as land negotiators, environmental specialists, geotechnical engineers, and others. The environmental law area is of central importance, with a focus on various permitting issues under the Environmental Code, particularly permits for water activities. The real estate law component mainly encompasses compulsory land acquisition and damages claims under the Expropriation Act, as well as matters concerning the Planning and Building Act, Property Formation Act, leasing, and tenancy. Damages claims and administrative law matters may also occur. Within your legal areas, you will represent Trafikverket primarily before the Land and Environmental Court, as well as before other courts and authorities. You will also provide legal advice to the organization, participate in consultation work, and contribute to training initiatives. The position is located within the central Legal and Planning Assessment function, which is a national unit with approximately fifty lawyers. You will become part of an experienced team within environmental and real estate law comprising about ten lawyers, where collaboration and knowledge exchange within the group are essential for ensuring consistent and appropriate legal application based on Trafikverket's mandate, as well as for developing both your colleagues and the organization. With us, you will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise and grow alongside experienced colleagues. Possible work locations are Borlänge or Solna. Travel within Sweden is part of the role. We offer a flexible work environment with the possibility of working remotely up to two days per week. Qualifications You are comfortable analyzing complex legal issues and translating them into clear and well-reasoned advice. You are a good problem solver with a holistic perspective and openness to alternative solutions. You work in a consultative manner and build trustful relationships through clear communication. You enjoy collaborating and readily share your knowledge. At the same time, you work independently, take responsibility for your assignments, and have strong prioritization skills. We are Seeking You If You have a law degree of at least 270 credits (180 points) have several years of current and relevant experience in qualified legal work in a government ministry, public administration, court, law firm, or company have at least two years of experience in qualified legal work within environmental and real estate law can express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing It is a merit if you have experience conducting cases in court. Other Information As a legal counsel at Trafikverket, you will become an important legal partner in projects that shape tomorrow's transport infrastructure. Is that you? We warmly welcome your application! To ensure you don't miss important information about your application, make sure to stay updated via My Career Page! We primarily use email (from email address: [email protected]) for communications and invitations. Check your inbox and spam folder regularly during this period to ensure you receive all information from us! You may also want to add that email address to your contacts. This recruitment may include web-based tests as part of the selection process. #LI-Hybrid Application The questions you answer when submitting your application will form the basis for our initial screening. Unless otherwise stated in the job posting, we would like you to attach your CV. We have stopped requesting cover letters as we do not use them in our selection process. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the hiring manager so that your application is handled according to special procedures. You will find the manager's name and contact information in the job posting. We have a central legal department that provides full-service support to all of Trafikverket across the country. For example, our lawyers manage matters in all major investment projects. Our work covers everything from administrative and contract law to environmental and damages law, as well as more operations-focused legal areas such as road and railway law and expropriation law. At Trafikverket, we work to bring Sweden closer together. We believe that a combination of different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives provides the best foundation for creating a workplace free from discrimination and an environment where everyone feels welcome and does their best. We believe in diversity where the common denominator is reliability, commitment, and courage. That is how we best represent our society.

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