Job posting at the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare

Do you want to contribute to delivering highly qualified solutions in connection with the major work of realising the government's ambitious green political agenda, and would you be part of an ambitious and engaged team of lawyers in the legal office in the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare?

We are seeking experienced lawyers for the Office of Law and HR, who want a job in an exciting and strong professional environment in the office's law unit, where we work with complex legal areas in connection with the ministry's tasks in the nature, environment and animal welfare area.

What are your tasks?

As an experienced lawyer you will have a large degree of independent responsibility for a broad range of societally relevant and varied tasks in complex legal areas. You will become a legal sparring partner and adviser in cases handled in the ministry's other offices, and you will have broad contact with the ministry's agencies and external partners.

You will come to work with the law in a broad sense on complex legal areas, including among others constitutional law, administrative law, EU law and criminal law.

Who are you?

You are a cand.jur. and have several years of experience. It is an advantage if you have worked with case management in a ministry or ministerial servicing in general. You may also come from a position in a law firm.

We emphasise the following competencies

• Good communicator: You can communicate legal issues clearly and unambiguously.
• Strong legal competencies: You can deliver high-quality solutions – even under time pressure, and you are interested in the political agenda.
• Good at keeping track of tasks and processes: You are well-structured, maintain an overview in a changing workday and ensure progress in cases.
• Good colleague: You have the ability and desire to collaborate with several different professional disciplines, and you are motivated to contribute to the office's task solving and to give and receive feedback in collaboration.
• Great commitment: You have engagement and dedication in the work and a desire for professional and personal development.

We offer you

• An exciting job where you work with complex legal issues in a politically prioritized area.
• Good opportunities to develop your professional potential and your personal competencies.
• Skilled colleagues with many different professional backgrounds and extensive collaboration on task solving.

An workplace where we believe that high professional standards can be combined with humor and room for smiles.

About us

The Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare has a broad and politically prioritized mandate. A central task is to realise the green tripartite agreement, including the restructuring of Danish areas from agriculture to nature and forest, protection of the water environment and the introduction of the world's first climate tax on agriculture. In the animal welfare area, the ministry addresses work on a pig welfare agreement and the continued transition towards more sustainable production.

The ministry consists of a department and two professional agencies: The Agency for Green Land-Use Restructuring and Water Environment and Nature Agency.

Salary and terms of appointment

The appointment is full-time, and remuneration is as Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant in accordance with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organisations for academics in the state (Academics Collective Agreement).

Depending on qualifications there will be a possibility to negotiate qualification supplements.

The appointment area is the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare with associated institutions.

The place of work is the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare's Department, Holmens Kanal 22, 1060 Copenhagen K.

Positions are to be filled as soon as possible or at the latest by 1 December 2026.

The vacancies may be associated with a requirement that you can obtain and maintain a security clearance throughout your employment.

Want to know more

If you have detailed questions about the positions, you are welcome to contact Department Head Christine Aggerstrøm Hansen at tel. 2482 3450 (mail [email protected]) or Chief Consultant Martin Buss Frederiksen at tel. 2031 6513 (mail [email protected]).

How to apply

You apply for the positions by sending your CV, a motivated application, exam certificates for both bachelor's and master's degrees including grades and other relevant documents.

The application deadline is no later than Sunday 18 October 2026.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis and in week 43.

Prior to the employment interview, you will have to solve a one-hour assignment at home.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Division: Vester Voldgade 123 1552 Copenhagen V

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