Legal Counsel

Benifex; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company is seeking a junior Legal Counsel in Gothenburg. This role involves providing legal support, negotiating contracts, and advising on compliance. The ideal candidate will have a Swedish law degree and fluency in both Swedish and English, along with relevant experience in legal counsel roles. The company offers a hybrid working model and a strong focus on professional development.

Benefits

Guaranteed work-life balance

ITP1 pension

Generous wellness allowance

30 vacation days/year

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as in-house Legal Counsel or Legal Associate.
• Previous experience within commercial contracts and commercial contract laws.
• Previous experience within data protection.

Responsibilities

• Providing first-class legal support across Benifex.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Advising on data protection and compliance matters.

Skills

Fluency in Swedish

Fluency in English

Adaptability

Business Acumen

Education

Swedish law degree (LL.M.)

Job description

Overview

Who are Benifex? 💚💜

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in. 🚀

Why should you apply? 🌟

• Impact: Play a key role in guiding Benifex’s growth - from negotiating major commercial agreements to advising on new product launches.
• Development: Build your legal career in a fast-paced, global environment with hands-on mentorship and international exposure.
• Expertise: Join a collaborative legal team spanning the UK, Germany, and Sweden, and strengthen your commercial and data protection expertise.
• Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and Best Large Tech Company to Work for 2025
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and employee benefits space.

Great benefits:

⚖️ Guaranteed work-life balance with a hybrid working model.

🧠 ITP1 pension.

❤️ Lifeplan - a leading financial advisory service that offers personalized advice for maximizing your pension savings.

📝 Collective agreement.

💸 Access to our comprehensive benefits portal.

🤸 Generous wellness allowance.

✈️ 30 vacation days / year.

💰 Referral bonuses.

🌟 Enhanced parental pay.

🙂 Volunteer Days – two paid days annually to give back to the community.

Role Overview 🚀

As a junior Legal Counsel, you’ll work closely with our Lead Counsel Nordics to deliver practical, proactive legal support across Benifex. This is a key role where you’ll balance hands-on commercial contract work with strategic legal advice, helping shape how we protect and empower our business as we grow.

You’ll partner with stakeholders across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, and Information Security, offering trusted, business-oriented legal guidance. From negotiating contracts to advising on new products and data protection, your work will directly influence how we scale responsibly across the Nordic market.

You’ll fit right in if you enjoy negotiation, have people skills and can prioritise your work. At Benifex, we value people who live our values every day - Show Love, Never Stand Still, Own It, and Be Remarkable Together.

This role can be based in our Stockholm or Gothenburg office.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as a pragmatic, trusted advisor to our teams, providing first-class legal support across Benifex.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts, renewals, and variations with clients, suppliers, and partners.
• Advising on data protection and compliance matters, helping ensure the business meets its regulatory obligations.
• Supporting new product launches and strategic business projects with clear, actionable legal input.
• Helping design and implement streamlined, customer-friendly contracting processes that balance agility and governance.
• Delivering internal training on legal and compliance developments.

What we’re looking for

• Swedish law degree (LL.M.).
• Fluency in Swedish and English (both written and spoken).
• 1+ years of experience as an in-house Legal Counsel or Legal Associate, OR prior experience as a Summer Associate at a reputable law firm.
• Adaptability: In a growing and evolving company, adaptability is key. You'll need to quickly shift priorities and legal strategies to match our fast-paced commercial changes and new market challenges.
• Business Acumen: Your strong business acumen is vital to success. This allows you to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that balances risk mitigation with our commercial goals and rapid scaling.

Bonus points for:

• Previous experience within commercial contracts and commercial contract laws.
• Previous experience within data protection.
• Previous experience with SaaS-agreements.
• Previous experience working in a customer facing role e.g sales or retail.

Even if you don\u2019t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

📞 Initial call with the Talent team

🧪 Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning

⏳ Interview + case study with the hiring manager (Lead Counsel Nordics) and a member of the team

🤩 Final interview with senior manager and references.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.