Legal Intern (Jun 2024)

About Societe Generale 

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale seeks to build together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.

Your role

Job Summary / Job Purpose

• Implement the general administration to deliver efficient service support and effective management to all other teams from the Legal Department
• Be responsible for assisting the Legal Department's daily operations job

Responsibilities: 

• Conducting legal research on several issues
• Translating and revising contracts
• Perform other administration work assigned by management

Training & development

Societe Generale offers different programs such as gap, graduate, trainee, summer, and winter internships. As an intern, you will be working with experts in their sector daily, you’ll take part in stimulating projects and build your experience while being accompanied every step of the way. In this company, you show up full of apprehension and leave full of new knowledge. Moreover, this internship period is 3-6 months. 

Benefits

Your benefits as an intern include: 

• An attractive financial reward 
• One privileged access to the Group's professional opportunities
• Teleworking, works council, company restaurants

Career progression

Internships, work-study contracts, and the V.I.E are excellent pathways toward joining Societe Generale permanently! Long-term contracts for recent graduates are often offered to those already familiar with the company thanks to the experience they acquired in parallel with their studies. 41% of former interns, work/study and V.I.E candidates are hired permanently. 

Work-life balance

Societe Generale believes that the future is "you", hence it provides a place where you can feel at home – even at the office which is key to having a fulfilling work environment. The Group created teleworking and flex-office: you work where you feel best, and the company will do everything to adapt the work environment of the employees. Please note that this internship also only requires 3 days of work per week. 

Culture & vibe

Diversity is a reality within the Group with more than 126,000 employees of 152 different nationalities, present in more than 60 countries, and 54% of employees working outside France. And herein, the Group's greatest strength is the ability to combine cultures, viewpoints, and personalities to move forward together. 

About you

Requirement: 

• Bachelor/Master Degree in Law, Master preferred
• Diligent and patient, strong sense of responsibility
• Skills in dealing with administrative work and team spirit

Language Skills:

• Fluent in English and Mandarin, documentation and deliverables to be drafted both in English and Chinese.

How to apply

Recruitment Process: 

• Shortlist
• Interview
• Offer

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page: 

• careers.societegenerale.com/en/students-graduates
• careers.societegenerale.com/en/internships-trainee-programs 
• careers.societegenerale.com/en/committed-together
• careers.societegenerale.com/en/about-us/know-us