Lawyers for the Animal Welfare Control

Note: the Animal Welfare Control is part of the Ministry of Justice's area. The position is advertised and administered via the Danish Animal and Food Administration's recruitment system.

Do you want to use your legal skills to strengthen animal welfare in Denmark?

We are looking for lawyers who want to work at the intersection of law, public administration and animal welfare. You will play a central role in providing legal support to the work of the Animal Welfare Control and become part of a professionally strong environment where your advice contributes to consistent and correct enforcement of animal welfare legislation.

The position offers opportunities to work with daily operations and contribute to the development of future animal welfare control in an area of high political attention.

About the job

As a lawyer in the Animal Welfare Control, you will be an important sparring partner for the control staff and management. You will contribute to high professional quality and support a consistent legal practice across the country.

Your tasks include, among others

• provide legal advice regarding sanctions in the animal welfare area
• support the handling of orders, prohibitions, police reports and autotype texts for control reports
• process appeal cases and requests for access to information
• educate and contribute to the competence development of the Animal Welfare Control's employees
• contribute with professional knowledge to development tasks and collaborate with both the legal section in Aarhus and the central offices in Copenhagen

You will have a varied daily life where you work with concrete legal issues and contribute to the development of the area. Some tasks are solved in close collaboration with your lawyer colleagues, control staff, managers and possibly other professional groups.

About you

We imagine that you

• have a Master of Laws (cand.jur.)
• have experience with public administration, exercising authority and legal case processing
• communicate clearly and precisely, both orally and in writing
• can translate complex legal issues into concrete and usable solutions
• work in a structured way and have an eye for both details and the whole
• thrive with operational tasks and high production targets
• enjoy advising and collaborating with different professional groups
• take responsibility for your own tasks and see them through
• have an interest in the animal welfare area and the legislation that regulates the area

It is an advantage if you have experience with handling complaints, access to information requests and police reports.

About us

The Animal Welfare Control is a nationwide unit responsible for the oversight of animal welfare in Denmark.

We work with controlling animal welfare across disciplines and geographies. We place a high priority on professional development and knowledge sharing because it strengthens the quality of our task execution.

With us you will become part of a professionally strong legal environment with opportunities for sparring and competence development. We place emphasis on a good working environment, high well-being and a strong collegial community where we help each other and raise tasks collectively. We are expanding our team of lawyers in the control from two to more, and you will of course receive thorough training in the area if you do not already know it.

Salary and employment terms

Employment from February 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter, with the place of work primarily in Herning, possibly with other locations.

Salary and employment terms are governed by the collective agreement for academics in the state, concluded between the Ministry of Finance and the relevant AC organizations.

Note that the position involves official travel, expected about one day per week.

Your application

We look forward to receiving your application, CV, diploma and any other relevant material no later than January 3, 2027. We will call to interview on an ongoing basis.

Want to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact section head Marie Bjergager Pedersen at 72275203 or head of the Animal Welfare Control Majbritt Birkmose at 72275313.

The Animal Welfare Control regards diversity as an asset and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.