23 Oct

Legal Unit Intern

Genève

Description

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.