Legal Working Student/Intern - Germany 🇩🇪

Job Description

Our mission ? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market. Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking! Our values: Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do Ownership | Own your part, get things done Teamwork | Make (team)work easy Mastery | Continuously raise the bar Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality. Discover the steps we took to create a discrimination-free hiring process . ⭐ Mission: Join our dynamic legal team as a Legal Intern, diving into varied legal cases and covering diverse topics. Under the guidance of Torsten Rokossa, you will contribute to shaping our legal strategies and ensuring our operations adhere to the highest legal standards. 👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As a Legal Intern - Litigation at Qonto , you will: • Conduct thorough legal research ensuring our legal strategies are built on solid grounds, mostly in relation with our german market. • Supporting the management of the German claims at Qonto, from the analysis to drafting a response to address clients requests and/or complaints. • Assist in drafting responses to legal inquiries from German authorities. Collaborate with both the German team and the central team on various legal projects • Work across departments, liaising with Back-Office, Anti-money laundering, and Customer Service teams to ensure a cohesive approach to legal challenges. 🤔 What you can expect: • Engage in hands-on work on a variety of legal cases from day one, gaining unparalleled experience. • A supportive environment that values learning and self-management, offering opportunities for growth. • Interaction with a diverse set of stakeholders, enriching your professional experience. • Access to a super nice international team, fostering a dynamic and inclusive workplace culture. 🤝 About your future manager: Torsten Rokossa brings years of experience as a Legal Counsel Expert, offering mentorship that will accelerate your learning and professional growth. You’ll also work closely with the rest of the legal team in all of Qonto's diferente offices. 🏅 About You: You are a law student with 3-4 years of study, preferably looking for a 1 year apprenticeship in Germany You have prior experience in legal You have excellent command of both German and English languages You possess strong legal research skills and are comfortable using legal databases (e.g., beck-online.de ) You demonstrate curiosity, ambition, and a proactive attitude in tackling diverse legal challenges At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along. 🎁 Perks A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed. - Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade; - Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live; - Competitive salary package; - A meal voucher; - Public transportation reimbursement (part or global); - A great health insurance (depending on the country); - Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities; - A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners; - Monthly team events. 💪 Our hiring process: - Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers - A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself. On average our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞 To learn more about us: Qonto's Blog | Finanzbusiness | Tagesspiegel | Payment and Banking To know how your personal data will be processed during your application process or to request its deletion, please click here . Apply for this job