Legal Counsel for the Personnel Law Team – with a focus on the education sector

Application deadline

• October 2026

Place of employment

Municipal Director

Starting date

4 January 2027

Contact person

Steen Nielsen. Tel. 20 11 98 31 or email: [email protected]

Employment

Part-time at 20 hours per week

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Would you like to use your legal expertise close to managers and employees in an organization where your advice makes a concrete difference? And would you like to work with personnel law in a complex and meaningful area, where every case is about people, leadership and development?

Randers Municipality's personnel law team is seeking a lawyer for a part-time position of 20 hours per week. You will play a central role in supporting the school area in the Children and School Administration and will work closely with school leaders, department heads and the school chief.

You will become an important sparring partner for management and have the opportunity to follow the personnel-law processes all the way from the initial advice to the final follow-up. The position is for you who thrive with both legal depth, close dialogue, and advice that can be translated into practical action.

Welcome to a strong and inclusive team

As a personnel lawyer you support the school area in personnel law – from A to Z.

You will be part of the Personnel Legal Team, which consists of four personnel lawyers and two student assistants, and report to the head of the Personnel Legal Team. The team is part of Personnel and HR, which also includes HR teams and payroll consultants.

We value knowledge sharing and sparring – both internally in the team and with our close partners. We work in a process-oriented way and hold, among other things, weekly meetings where tasks are distributed collectively. You will therefore have influence over your tasks and areas of responsibility and the opportunity to draw on the team's collective expertise.

Your tasks

You will have a diverse role with legal tasks, all related to the school area. Your primary tasks will be to:

• Advise and guide school and department leaders on personnel law, personnel cases and appointments – from start to finish and close to daily management practice.
• Support leaders in concrete and complex personnel cases , including disciplinary cases and sick leave conversations, as well as follow up and debrief after difficult cases.
• Facilitate sparring and learning , so that leaders are strengthened in their management of personnel-law issues.
• Contribute to orientation and competency development of newly appointed leaders as well as SFO leaders, pedagogical leaders and department leaders.
• Optimize processes and agreements within personnel law, personnel cases and appointments as well as handle other tasks in the school area, including work with pre-agreements and cooperation with the trade unions.

We offer

We offer an exciting and challenging job with varied tasks and good opportunities for professional and personal development. There is ample opportunity to influence your own area of work in a daily life with freedom under responsibility and strong managerial support.

You will be part of a busy but strong professional environment with dedicated, helpful and skilled colleagues who are passionate about personnel-law tasks and making a difference for the organization. We place great emphasis on a good working environment, where there is also room to have fun together.

Many questions and inquiries are resolved over the shared desks in our common office, where you have the opportunity to contribute your thoughts and views on various personnel-law issues.

We are looking for someone who

• is educated cand.jur or cand.merc.jur. and has experience with personnel law
• has solid experience from a municipality or another public organization
• has good knowledge of the school sector
• has experience in sparring with leaders
• is strong in both oral and written communication
• can translate complex law into clear and usable advice

We also imagine that you

• work independently and thrive as part of a team
• thrive both at the desk and close to the organization
• navigate naturally at all levels in a large public organization
• communicate clearly, respectfully and empathetically.

In other words, we are looking for a lawyer who can build trust and good relationships with leaders and partners.

Practical information

• The position is 20 hours per week.
• Salary and terms follow the current collective agreement between KL and AC.
• The deadline for applications is 23 October 2026.
• Starting as soon as possible or by 1 January 2027 at the latest.
• The first interview will be held on 28 October 2026. The recruitment process basically consists of one interview. For candidates who progress in the process, there may be a second interview. Between the first and any second interview, a personality profile is conducted with subsequent feedback and dialogue.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of the Personnel Legal Team, Steen Nielsen, at [email protected] or phone 20 11 98 31 .