Company Description
As a global leader in environmental services, Veolia operates across all 5 continents with nearly 218,000 employees. An expert in water, energy, and waste management, the Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution and resource regeneration to support communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
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Overview of Role:
This unique opportunity offers aspiring legal professionals the chance to gain invaluable work experience while developing the essential competencies required to be part of a Legal department.
In this role, you will work to support the legal team in Ireland and will be immersed in the dynamic world of environmental solutions. You will gain a core understanding of our operations, alongside developing essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the legal profession. As you progress, you'll hone your legal, technical and analytical skills, learning to effectively support our business and customers in achieving their sustainability goals.
We are passionate about nurturing talent and fostering continuous development. We actively encourage and support our staff to push their boundaries and continuously enhance their skills and knowledge. Our small team works in a supportive environment and is designed to help you thrive and succeed in your legal career, providing you with the tools and experiences needed to make a meaningful impact in our business.
Job Description
- Provide assistance to the legal team as required
- Review and/or prepare draft NDAs
- Review supplier standard terms and conditions of sale/supply
- Review customer contracts
- Provide support and advice on contract management (dealing with day to day queries on contracts), with support from the legal team
- Assist with drafting agreements and amendments to agreements
- Document preparation and administrative tasks - prepare legal documents such as termination letters, letters of dispute, compile contracts, format legal documents, document management, locate and store documents (hard and electronic copies)
- Arrange contract signing
- Assist the Legal team by carrying out legal research
- Ad hoc duties
Qualifications
- Graduate with law degree or other relevant qualification
- Excellent proficiency in English (written and oral)
- Excellent IT skills with an excellent level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel to produce a high quality documentation and to maintain presentations, records, spread sheets and databases.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to handle tasks with confidentiality.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks in an assertive, efficient and timely manner.
- Ability to accurately interpret and follow instructions.
- Exceptional organisation skills.
- The capacity to work well under pressure.
- An individual with a can-do attitude and willingness to learn on the job with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Additional Information
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.