The administration Support and care includes Authority exercise which has about 270 employees. We are responsible for investigating and following up interventions for children, young people and adults in accordance with current legislation. We are now looking for a lawyer! We offer a stimulating job in an organization that works with continuous improvements. If you want to use your ability to make the law a little easier to understand and grasp, to be of practical use and help in concrete situations, this is the job for you. Your tasks You are the expert in the legal field, supporting managers and staff in the interpretation and application of the applicable rules. The major overarching areas of law that you will work with are social legislation, the Parental Code, the Local Government Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and public access and confidentiality. You will contribute your legal expertise in advanced investigation work, quality assurance and advice. In this role, you will assist in drafting opinions and appeals to courts and supervisory authorities and, if necessary, represent the Board at court hearings. The assignment includes supervising social secretaries in fundamentally important individual cases. You will also represent the Individual and Family Board in court in these cases, if necessary. It is important that you actively follow legal developments and take the necessary initiatives to ensure that the organization is updated on the laws and rules that apply, for example in practical procedural law. About you You will have a law degree and experience of court proceedings. We would like you to have a high level of expertise in social legislation. The assignment requires good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. The work requires that you are skilled at building relationships, can work with several tasks and processes in parallel and have good organizational skills. Your communication skills are key. You have good analytical skills and enjoy working with complex issues. The position requires that you are confident in your professional role, unpretentious and that cooperation is easy for you. As a person, you enjoy leading and motivating and empowering others. You think strategically and have a broad perspective to look at issues, you have an innovative mindset that can be adapted and put into practice. Follow Umeå municipality on Linkedin! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has around 440 managers and the operations are divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.