Corporate Lawyer

As a legal counsel in our legal department, you will have one of Sweden's most important legal jobs, in which you will contribute daily to Sweden's electricity supply. We need you to succeed in our societal mission to electrify Sweden. The legal department is part of the division for common functions - an integrated part of Svenska kraftnät that aims to solve shared challenges. Common functions support the entire organization and work daily to realize Svenska kraftnät's shared goals. Common functions consist of communication, HR, legal, procurement, security and preparedness, property, and sustainability. We need creative, innovative talents with different competencies – are you one of them? Read more about our workplace here: Our Workplace | Svenska kraftnät (svk.se) Seize the opportunity and apply to one of Sweden's most important and exciting workplaces! About the position Do you want to work as a legal counsel in a socially significant enterprise - in a developing environment with international connections? Svenska kraftnät is rapidly expanding due to a combination of Sweden's energy transition and a sharply increasing demand for electricity, which involves numerous market actors and also leads to rapidly increasing international cooperation within the electricity sector. Therefore, we are strengthening our operations with a legal counsel focused on supporting the authority in a range of different issues. Your responsibilities The job involves providing support to the organization with legal assessments primarily within the electricity legislation area and the associated EU regulations, mainly in the areas of operations and the electricity market. The work also involves supporting the organization with legal issues that arise during the implementation of various regulations, such as in decisions and contracts. Together with the organization, you will review what changes may need to be proposed in various regulations and develop and review templates and contractual terms. You will provide support during assessments under the electricity act and EU regulations, and your work will take place in close collaboration with the organization. To thrive in this role, it's important to be curious and interested in understanding new issues. In addition to electricity legislation, you will have the opportunity to work broadly with various other regulations, including administrative law, contract law, and public access and confidentiality. As a legal counsel at Svenska kraftnät, you will have the opportunity to develop your ability to work at the interface between technology and law, dealing with strategic legal issues. As a legal counsel, you work independently and hold significant responsibility for the legal matters you handle. You work in close cooperation with the organization. In order to meet the energy transition and ensure society's electrification, our operations are developing quickly. You need to have the willingness to find suitable solutions even when the law is complex or difficult to interpret. The legal department employs approximately thirty legal counsels divided into three units, dealing with, among other things, international issues, IT law, electricity legislation, administrative law, construction law, contract law, procurement law, and labor law. Daily work is conducted in dialogue with the parts of the organization that are dealing with current issues, and we strive to provide operationally close legal support. The System Law Unit works, among other things, with international cooperation, operational and electricity market issues, connection issues, and electricity law, including both EU law and national law. About you Mandatory qualifications: Education. You must have a Swedish law degree or equivalent. Additionally, you should have: • At least five years of legal experience from a government authority, law firm, company, or organization • Experience in contract law • Experience in working with EU law • Excellent proficiency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written. Desirable qualifications: • Experience in the energy sector • Experience in the application of legal frameworks within a technical field • Experience in public sector work. Personal qualities To thrive in this role, we see that you are structured, work according to a clear process, and organize and plan your work well. We also see you as stable and able to handle stress constructively. Moreover, we recognize you as being solution-oriented, able to find constructive solutions to arising problems, analytical, and able to see logic and connections in complex information or environments. Of course, last but not least, you are collaborative and find solutions by unpretentiously focusing on the common goal. In this recruitment process, we place significant emphasis on your personal qualities. Good to know • The position is located in Sundbyberg. • Limited travel may occur. • Opportunity for remote work up to 50% when work allows. • Application deadline: November 24, 2025. • The position is a permanent employment contract without a probationary period. • Benefits | Svenska kraftnät For more information, you are welcome to contact: Hiring manager, Tess Mercedez Svennebäck, tel. no. 010-489 23 56. Responsible recruiter, Lennart Jansson, tel. no. 010-350 91 49. Union representatives: Erica Midfjäll, ST