Education Lawyer for Studies Service

Are you interested in education law and eager to advise management, staff and students in an organization under development? Are you motivated by translating legislation into practical solutions that support both legal certainty and a well-functioning educational administration? Then you may be the educational lawyer we are seeking for Studieservice at Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education (KP).

About the job

As an education lawyer you will be part of a professionally strong environment, where in close collaboration with colleagues, management and administration you contribute to ensuring high quality in the education-law work.

You will work with both concrete cases and development tasks within education law and administrative law.

You will also participate in the ongoing reform work at KP, which will shape the organization in the coming years – including the development and adjustment of study regulations.

You will join a collaboration with three other education lawyers in Studieservice, a case management team responsible for dispensation cases, and a broad circle of internal partners. Here you provide legal assessments that can be translated directly into management decisions and practical case handling.

Your primary tasks

• Handle legal cases, including disciplinary cases, exam complaints, appeal cases and complex dispensation applications
• Advise management, education leaders and staff on interpretation and application of laws and regulations
• Contribute to development and quality assurance of study regulations and related rule sets
• Support the implementation of reforms and new educational frameworks
• Prepare legal notes, decision drafts and guidelines
• Develop and optimize legal processes and workflows in collaboration with administrative functions
• Contribute to the development of guidelines and procedures with a focus on legal certainty and quality
• Participate in relevant sector networks and help ensure the organization’s practices are up to date with current regulations

About you

You are a lawyer with experience from or an interest in the education sector and you are motivated to create clear and durable frameworks for both students and staff. You have an understanding of the interplay between law, administration and educational practice and thrive with finding solutions that are legally sound and usable in daily life.

We imagine that you

• Hold a cand.jur. degree
• Have experience from public administration, the education sector or another area where you have worked with rule application and legal advice
• Have knowledge of administrative law principles and can apply them in practice
• Have an interest in or experience with education law and education administration
• Are good at reading, interpreting and communicating regulations and rule sets
• Can translate complex law into clear and usable solutions
• Are a collaborative advisor with good communication skills
• Thrive in an environment with many stakeholders and shifting tasks

It is advantageous if you have experience with study regulations, reform work or educational administration.

About Studieservice

Studieservice handles study administrative tasks from application to exams and plays a central role in supporting the organization’s education programs. We are in the middle of an organizational development focusing on developing processes and service so we can create coherent study pathways and ensure high quality and legal certainty for students and staff.

We offer

• An exciting position with great variation between operational, advisory and development tasks
• Opportunity to work with central issues within education law
• A strong professional environment with skilled and engaged colleagues
• Good opportunities for professional development and sparring
• Flexible working arrangements with the possibility of remote work and flexible hours
• An workplace characterized by collaboration, development and high professionalism

Salary and employment terms

Employment starts on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The working hours are 37 hours per week.

You will be employed as a consultant or senior consultant depending on your experience and qualifications under the State Agreement for Academics. There will be the possibility to negotiate increases/allowances based on qualifications.

The workplace is located at Humletorvet 3, 1799 Copenhagen V. There may be meeting activities at KP's other locations.

Would you like to know more?

At Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education we educate students for meaningful working life, where they meet other people and make a concrete difference for them. We see this as our finest task and our strategic vision that, together with our external world, we will educate professionals who succeed in and together with practice.

Read more about Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education and our strategy at www.kp.dk and about KP as an employer on our careers page.

For further information about the position, you are welcome to contact department head Mette Aaby Hvidsteen at tel.: +4520290500​​.

Interested?

Send your application and CV via the apply button no later than 11-11-2026.

We expect to hold interviews in weeks 47 and 48.

Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education does not discriminate based on gender, age, ethnicity or similar, but only on competence and talent. We strive to minimize bias in the recruitment process and therefore encourage you to refrain from attaching a profile picture in your CV/application.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education is one of the largest providers of higher education in Denmark, with more than 20,000 students and about 1,800 employees.

At Copenhagen College of Professional Higher Education we educate pedagogues, nurses, teachers, social workers, physiotherapists, midwives and many more.

Together with our partners, we will set new standards for professional education, research, development and continuing education in the fields of school and pedagogy, health and welfare, leadership and administration.

Department: STUSTF

Application deadline: 11 November 2026

Location: Humletorvet 3, 1799 Copenhagen V