Legal Trainee Nordics (Internship)

Qualifications/Requirements

• Law student who has successfully completed at least 3 semesters.
• Prior legal experience desired but not essential.
• Proficiency in Swedish and English.
• Any other Nordic language is a merit.

Desired Characteristics

• Driven, solution oriented and takes initiatives.
• Thrives in a constantly changing environment.
• Well-structured and organized.

Role Summary

General legal advice and support with focus on corporate governance (10-20 hours/week). As a Legal Trainee you will work closely with the responsible corporate governance legal counsel for the Nordics. You will be a legal business partner to GE’s different business areas such as power, renewable, energy financial services, oil & gas, corporate and grid. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven law student to gain valuable experience in one of the world largest companies, General Electric.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support all corporate governance related matters in the Nordic region (120+) companies with tasks such as board changes, governing document changes, conducting and minuting board and shareholders’ meetings, granting and assuming loans and contributions.
• Be the main interface to the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
• Participate in global M&A activities.
• Be responsible for internal and external reporting.
• Build and administrate the legal archive.

Global Operations is GE’s multi-functional shared services. We operate worldwide, transfer knowledge and work with every GE business to make our company simpler, better and more customer-focused. Our culture promotes innovation, knowledge sharing, and collaboration in an open office environment that has leaders both sitting and working alongside their team. We’re looking for entrepreneurial problem-solvers who are passionate about exploring new, efficient ways of working, while gaining exposure across multiple industries. Join the team and help us deliver tomorrow’s GE, today.