Department Legal Counsel in Göteborg

Försäkringskassan · Vollzeit

Box 42006, Stockholm, Schweden

Each year, Försäkringskassan makes 21 million decisions that impact people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 260 billion kronor annually. We manage everyone's tax money. It is a great responsibility. That's why we carefully examine each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care and show consideration. It's a job for you who want to take responsibility and make a difference. Welcome to Försäkringskassan. Each year, Försäkringskassan makes 21 million decisions that impact people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 260 billion kronor annually. We manage everyone's tax money. It is a great responsibility. That's why we carefully examine each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care and show consideration. It's a job for you who want to take responsibility and make a difference. Welcome to Försäkringskassan. Are you a lawyer ready to make a difference? Our operations are growing and we are therefore seeking additional department legal counsels for the Division of National Dental Care, International Care and Labor Market Support, who can think strategically and creatively. The Legal Support operational area is responsible for the division's review activities, litigation in court and legally adjacent case management support. Together, the operational area should be a force and driving force in the legal quality work of the division. The Process and Legal Affairs unit is part of the NA Legal Support operational area and consists of ten lawyers and five legal process officers, all based at the office in Malmö. The unit provides legal support to the division's employees located at multiple locations throughout the country. Legal Support, Development and Collaboration Work as a lawyer within an insurance division involves special responsibility for correct and uniform application of social security and other applicable legislation. As operations grow and develop, you will play an important role in ensuring high quality and legal certainty in our work. Based on legal governance, you are responsible for monitoring legal developments within the insurance field in which you operate. By providing close legal support in administrative law matters to the insurance area's employees and development activities, you contribute to good legal quality. You support managers and employees on legal matters and share your knowledge. You contribute to good collaboration both within the division and with other divisions, including the agency's legal department. The position involves handling classified information, which places high demands on proper handling. Therefore, it is important that you have high security awareness when working for us. In addition to being part of the legal support to the division, it may also be relevant to conduct litigation, in which case you would represent Försäkringskassan in social security cases in administrative and appellate courts. It's a job for you who want to take responsibility and make a difference. We are looking for you who hold a law degree have several years of experience with legal work at a government agency or court act on your own initiative, work independently and take responsibility for achieving good results have a systematic and thorough work approach can understand and analyze complex issues have good communication skills, both verbal and written collaborate effectively with others to achieve common goals. It is a merit if you have good knowledge of Swedish administrative law and social security law have good knowledge of Swedish public access to official records and confidentiality, other government law including data protection matters have knowledge of current international EU legislation have knowledge within the current division's insurance field. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. Other Information 1 position, permanent, full-time, with start date by agreement. We apply a probationary period. In accordance with Försäkringskassan's security guidelines, background checks are conducted in this recruitment. Possibility for remote work exists if the work allows. Work location: Göteborg or Malmö. Want to know more about Försäkringskassan as an employer? Visit https://www.forsakringskassan.se/om-forsakringskassan/jobba-hos-oss Contact Persons Recruiting Manager: Jenny Holmfrid, 010-111 74 71 for questions about the position. HR Specialist: Micaela Kallaris, 010-113 44 89, [email protected], (for questions about the recruitment process). Labor Union ST: Patrik Sjöstedt, 010-112 41 81, Saco-S: Cecilia Silversson, 010-115 26 18, Seko: Eliza Grundström, 010-115 34 02. Application We welcome your application by October 5, 2026. When you apply, please attach your CV. We do not use personal statements in our recruitment process; instead, you will answer a number of selection questions relevant to the position. Upload your diplomas, transcripts and certificates with your application. If you have protected personal information or no access to bank-id, please call the HR specialist named in the ad and we will help you submit your application. In everything we do, we act based on the principle of equal human worth, legal certainty and good service.