One or More Attorneys for the Legal Department

Pensionsmyndigheten · Vollzeit

Axel Olsson Gata 4A, Halmstad, Schweden

Are you a solution-oriented attorney who enjoys solving complex problems? Do you want to work on important issues in a dynamic organization and make a difference? Do you have a future focus and enjoy finding solutions together with other attorneys and professionals? Here you'll work on highly relevant issues! About the Job The Legal Unit currently has 29 employees in Stockholm and Halmstad and together with the Review Unit forms the Legal Department. The Legal Department is responsible for the Swedish Pensions Agency's regulations, ensures consistency and clarity in how the agency applies its rules, and works to ensure that operations are conducted within the framework of applicable regulations. In a broad attorney position, you will work on many different issues both independently and together with your colleagues in teams. You will also collaborate with other functions within the agency, and sometimes with external actors. You will guide and support the organization on legal interpretation and application matters. You will respond to referrals and participate in the agency's work on regulatory development, simplifications, process development, and digitalization. The work can be adapted based on your expertise and may vary over time and includes, among other things: Social insurance law and administrative law: You will work with national and international regulations that govern how the agency handles benefit cases and administrative law matters. You will litigate in general administrative courts and follow up on regulatory compliance in case handling. Procurement and contracts: You will work on procurement issues closely with the agency's procurement function. Combating incorrect payments and benefit fraud: You will work with others to ensure the Swedish Pensions Agency's important work in preventing incorrect payments and benefit fraud, and ensuring everything is correct from the start. You will support both operational and long-term efforts. Total defense law, civil preparedness, and security protection. Law related to IT development, particularly AI: You will provide guidance and support to the organization so that we can together develop better services for pensioners and pension savers that are also simple to administer at the agency. You will support by developing clear approaches to, for example, cloud services and AI use. Your Profile To thrive in the role, you take great personal responsibility, enjoy working in teams, and have a holistic perspective. You are solid in legal matters and when something is not legally possible today, you come up with solution proposals. You have analytical skills and can quickly identify legal issues, often in complex and extensive material, and adjust your work effort and quality level based on the nature of the issue. Working with both attorneys and other professionals, you have the ability to explain and anchor legal aspects in an easily understandable way. You are comfortable working in a changing environment and see new conditions as opportunities rather than obstacles. We are looking for someone who has: Law degree (jur. kand.) or equivalent legal qualification and very strong legal knowledge Several years of current professional experience with legal work in public administration. Please indicate employment dates in your CV from year and month through year and month. Broad experience working with administrative law issues in public administration Ability to work independently and take responsibility for high-quality results Experience working together with other professional categories toward a common goal, in project form, or otherwise Very strong ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing Good ability to express yourself in English, both orally and in writing It is a merit if you have: Experience working with and strong knowledge of social insurance matters Experience working with and strong knowledge of public procurement Experience working with and strong knowledge of EU law Broad experience working with and strong knowledge of regulations on public disclosure and confidentiality and/or archival matters Experience working with civil preparedness and total defense law Notary qualifications or equivalent experience with legal work in court Experience with practical legal work in the digitalization area in public administration Experience working with AI from a legal perspective Experience working at a legal department or equivalent in public administration Experience from court of appeals in general courts or administrative courts, for example, as an associate judge, judicial secretary, or legal adviser In the selection process, great weight is placed on your personal qualities and suitability for the position. What We Offer A government mission that truly matters! A workplace where we value our employees having a good balance between work and leisure. We offer flexible working hours and the opportunity to work partially from home. As a state employee, you also have good employment terms and a benefits package that includes wellness benefits, additional paid leave days, and good vacation and pension terms. You can read more about our benefits and what it's like to work with us here. Good to Know The position is a permanent full-time appointment and we apply a 6-month probationary period, with placement in Stockholm or Halmstad. The employment may be placed in a security classification. Your Application We work competency-based throughout the process and are committed to an inclusive, fair, objective, and candidate-friendly process. Therefore, we ask you to answer a number of selection questions instead of requesting a personal letter. We may use occupational psychology tests and work samples. If you have protected personal information, contact the recruiting manager who will help you with your application. We strive for an equal gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants with different backgrounds. The Swedish Pensions Agency is responsible for the general pension and provides information about the entire pension. Each year we pay out approximately 415 billion kronor to 2.3 million pensioners, process approximately 911,000 fund exchanges, and send out 8 million orange envelopes. We make pensions simpler. #LI-HYBRID