Lawyer with ambitions for complex legal tasks in Marine and Fisheries Subsidies in Aalborg (temporary employment)

As one of our colleagues goes on maternity leave, we have the opportunity to offer a position with tasks in EU law, interpretation of complex rules, case handling etc. All contribute to the important work of ensuring sustainable fisheries in the future.

In the Office for Marine and Fisheries Subsidies we work for a sustainable fisheries industry and aquaculture. We are in the process of implementing a new political agreement and we are seeking a lawyer with an interest in complex legal tasks, including realizing the political initiatives. You will have the opportunity to bring your entire legal toolbox into play in an agency that on a day-to-day basis handles control, subsidies and regulation in the Danish fishing industry.

If you want to work with a broad and exciting regulatory complex, where you get close to the industry, it may be you we are looking for. We value creating a balance between work and leisure and safeguarding a good sense of collegiality, where we help one another, and where our professional administration is in the foreground.

Your tasks

As a lawyer in Marine and Fisheries Subsidies you will have the opportunity to shape your tasks within a wide range of political and legal tasks, including administrative law, EU law, international regulations, criminal law, state aid, de minimis and data protection.

You will be part of a team of 5 lawyers, which is part of the overall office of about 25 employees.

A central part of your work will be to have control of the legislation around the implementation of funds, including the preparation of executive orders as well as ensuring the legal basis for implementation for both national and EU funds. In addition you will be involved in ensuring compliance and sanction practices, where you will work at the intersection of staff and administrative law.

You will work at the interfaces between the industry, knowledge institutions, professional organizations, municipalities and the ministry, where you will have good opportunities to develop and contribute with your legal skills.

You will in this connection come to work with

• Case handling of complex legal cases
• Contribute to Ministerial servicing and access to information
• Participate in the work of implementing the new political agreement and legislative analyses in realization and implementation of the agreement
• Legal advice and sparring internally and across the agency
• In some legal cases you will work closely with the Attorney General
• Support the daily administration of subsidy schemes.

About us

The office consists of a head of office and two team leaders and is divided into 3 teams: Subsidy Law, which you will be part of, Team Policy & Design, and Team Commitments & Payments. The office is spread across two locations. In Aalborg, where the two teams Subsidy Law and Policy & Design are, and in Augustenborg, where the Team Commitments & Payments is.

We sit in newly refurbished open-plan offices in Nørresundby.

We place professionalism, collaboration and collegiality high, where there is room for new ideas and to shape one’s own tasks. We also have close cooperation with the rest of the agency, where there is a legal forum for the agency's lawyers. In particular we emphasize that there should be opportunities for good career paths and we care about what professionally challenges each employee. We emphasize that you become part of a strong legal professional environment across the agency.

Your profile

• You hold a cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur.
• You may have experience with funds administration and state aid
• You are newly graduated or have a few years of experience
• You are good at communicating both orally and in writing, and you can convey a complex area concisely and in easily understandable language
• You work professionally and can contribute positively to a good atmosphere
• You work independently, thoroughly and efficiently, ensuring progress in cases – across your unit and the rest of the agency
• You think across the agency and have an eye for involving relevant parties in task solving
• You value good collaboration – both internally in the office but also across the agency
• You must be able to maintain an overview, plan and structure your tasks in a day where all workflows and procedures are not yet in place.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of Academic organizations for academics in the state (Academic Collective Agreement). The employment area is the Ministry of the Environment with related institutions.

The place of service is the Environmental Protection Agency, Lindholm Brygge 31, 9400 Nørresundby.

The position is intended to be filled as soon as possible and is a 12-month position.

Further information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of office Jessica Christiansson at phone 72 27 56 04.

A criminal record and references will be requested.

How to apply

You apply online by sending your application, CV, proof of education etc. no later than

18 October 2026 .

Interviews are expected to be held on 21 October 2026.