Legal and Admin Internship

We are looking for a Legal Intern to join our Finance & Legal team and support the legal backbone of our business. This role is an ideal entry point to a legal career at startups that operate internationally.

You will assist with legal filings, documentation, agreements, resolutions, meeting minutes, and other legal operations, while also supporting the Finance team with finance-related documentation and administrative processes when needed.

This role is ideal for new Law graduates or last year students who are organized, detail-oriented, and curious about how legal and finance functions work together in a fast paced international startup.

What you will do

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Work closely with an agile team of employees while having a chance to touch many different areas of the company's area of business.

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Assist legal counsel to review contracts and legally direct procedures.

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Assist legal counsel to draft resolutions, meeting minutes, bylaws, operating agreements, partnership agreements, formation documents, and other corporate governance documents in compliance with applicable law.

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Prepare and execute various filings

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Perform legal/administrative tasks such as notary visits, document categorization, filing etc.

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Assist financial and accounting-related activities in a timely manner with the Finance team.

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Perform research on corporate law, employment law, tax law, privacy law matters.

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Legal research in general.

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Assist in onboarding, orientation and off-boarding activities and preparation and maintenance of personal files.

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Assisting company employees in their day to day questions and requests.

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Manage day to day financial, operational and administrative tasks assigned.

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Other legal and finance related responsibilities and tasks to be assigned, as needed.

Who You Are

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New graduate with a Law degree, or last year at university with a Legal major or minor.

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It is critical that you have a strong, proactive work ethic, an un-tempered intellectual curiosity, and the ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively with a team. Working knowledge of basic corporate law and corporate governance principles

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Proven experience working with legal documents, contracts, or leases

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Process-oriented with the ability to critically review current procedures and policies and recommend and implement changes.

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Strong verbal and written communication skills in English with legal terminology

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Sound professional judgment, logic, and reasoning

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Keen attention to detail and penchant for accuracy, timeliness, and organization

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Superior problem-solving skills, proactive and hard-working

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Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, collaborative tools, and legal support application

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Highly responsive to internal and external stakeholders

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Efficient prioritization and management of multiple competing priorities