In-House Legal Trainee: Business, IP & Compliance

Job Description

As part of the Legal Department, you will work directly with the General Counsel and support the legal team on a broad range of strategic and operational matters in a fast-growing international industrial environment.

This internship offers a highly formative in-house experience for an élève-avocat completing a PPI stage, with significant exposure to business, industrial, financing and governance issues.

Your activities will include:

Contracts & Business Affairs

• Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements:

  • NDAs

  • supplier and procurement agreements

  • service agreements

  • partnership agreements

• Assisting on responses to RFPs and major industrial projects

Corporate & Governance

• Assisting with day-to-day corporate law matters

• Preparing legal documentation relating to boards and shareholders’ meetings

• Maintaining corporate records and legal documentation

Compliance & Regulatory

• Assisting on compliance matters, including:

  • ESG

  • GDPR/data protection

  • export control

  • internal policies and procedures

• Conducting legal monitoring and regulatory research

Intellectual Property

• Supporting trademark and brand protection matters

• Assisting on patent-related topics and coordination with external counsels

• Participating in IP strategy and contractual protection of innovation

Pre-litigation, Insurance & Risk Management

• Assisting in the management of pre-litigation matters and disputes

• Participating in claims analysis and legal risk assessment

General Legal Support

• Assisting on office and industrial site-related legal matters

• Coordinating with external law firms and advisors when required

Profile & Skills

• You are an élève-avocat seeking a PPI internship as part of your training at the EFB or another French bar school

• Strong interest in business law and in-house legal practice

• Interest in industrial, technological and international environments

• Excellent legal drafting and analytical skills

• Pragmatic mindset, curiosity and strong organizational skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Fluent French and English required (written and oral)

We are looking for someone motivated, rigorous, business-oriented and eager to contribute to a meaningful industrial and environmental project.

Recruitment process includes several interviews.

Package: gross allowance of EUR 1,000/month plus meal vouchers and 50% reimbursement of public transport seasonal pass.