Södertörn District Court is seeking a legal advisor.

Are you looking for a stimulating and varied job? Do you want to learn more about how a court operates? Are you interested in both law and organizational development? Then the position of legal advisor in our administrative department might be the right fit for you! **Job Responsibilities** As a legal advisor, you will work closely with the administrative prosecutor, the administrative director, and the chief judge. A key responsibility of the position is to handle inquiries related to the disclosure of public documents. The tasks of the legal advisor also include, for example: • Being primarily responsible for the administrative department's email inbox and responding to inquiries from the public, • Participating in various working groups and projects to develop the court's operations, • Managing cases related to lay judge matters, • Hosting study visits from school classes, • Teaching clerks, and • Conducting legal research, assisting in the preparation of opinions for other authorities, and presenting minor referrals as needed. The job responsibilities may also include participating in the adjudicative operations as needed for operational support. **Qualifications** You who are applying should have excellent legal skills. By the time you start the position as a legal advisor, you should have completed and approved clerkship at a general court or administrative court with a good reputation. As a person, you are service-oriented, self-driven, meticulous, and structured. You have an easy time understanding legal issues and can handle large amounts of information. You also possess strong collaboration and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the public, colleagues, and external stakeholders. You have a desire to participate in the court's development work. Great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities. Therefore, we apply competency-based recruitment and may use tests as part of the selection process. To be considered for employment with us, you need to be deemed suitable. This means that you uphold democratic values and act in accordance with the governmental values that guide the operations of Sweden's courts. We will conduct background checks prior to employment. **About Södertörn District Court** Södertörn District Court is one of the largest district courts in the country, with around 250 employees. Our jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Botkyrka, Haninge, Huddinge, and Nynäshamn, as well as Söderort within Stockholm Municipality. We work in modern facilities in Flemingsberg, Huddinge, near the commuter train station. Would you like to meet your future colleagues? Read about our employees and watch interviews with them on our website: Meet Our Employees - Södertörn District Court (https://www.domstol.se/sodertorns-tingsratt/om-tingsratten/organisation/mot-vara-medarbetare/) **Application** We welcome your application by December 14, 2025. Selection and interviews will begin after the Christmas holiday in January. To assess your application, please attach your CV and cover letter. The position is a fixed-term employment for one year, and we hope you can start as soon as possible. We look forward to your application! To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process, the Swedish Courts apply competency-based recruitment. We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies or sellers of additional job advertisements.