Legal Unit Intern

Tasks and responsibilities

Legal Support:

Drafting notes, tools and guidelines for operational staff in the field and at head office; management and promotion of tools; participation in the development of training courses;

Drafting and correction of various contracts in English and French;

Follow up of human resources disputes in our countries of operation (negotiations, litigation).

Follow up of litigation files in the field (employment, contractual, fiscal, criminal);

Varied legal research under different legislations (contractual and commercial law, employment law, taxation law);

Archiving files in the legal database.

Legal Dossier

Depending on academic requirements, the Intern, during the period of internship (from 6 months to 12 months) might be expected to work on a specific Legal Dossier.

The dossier selected should combine (a) the legal needs of the Department, (b) academic requirements such as the need to complete a thesis and (c) if possible, a link to the future career of the Intern.

Your profile

Have a tripartite internship agreement

Diploma Master 2 in Law, preference for corporate private law (contract, employment, supply, etc.)

Intern PPI of a Law School

Other equivalent education / experience

English: excellent writing and communication skills

French: Fluent

Skills in legal research, summarizing information and drafting legal documents (contracts, briefing notes, etc.) are required

Mastering Microsoft suite is required (Outlook, Word, Teams, Power Point), being at ease with legal design tool is an asset (Canva, etc.)

Experience in a law firm, company or legal department, involving contract drafting and/or litigation management is an asset.

Experience in litigation follow up is an asset.

Experience in risk analysis and assessment using a comparative approach would be an asset.

Terms of employment

A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory

6 to 9 months, according to internship agreement

Full time (40h/week)

Based in Geneva, Switzerland

Start date :

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