Job Description

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Job Title

Legal Support Intern
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As a

Legal Support Intern

y ou will establish, maintain and implement policies and practices related to creating and maintaining an active involvement in the legal and regulatory processes of covered Competent Authorities in South Africa.

Start date:

15 April 2025

Duration:

12 months

Your role:

o Draft of legal documents - contracts, addenda's, complaints, replies to complaints, communications with clients, official letters, pleadings in commercial, consumer, tender, and administrative proceedings.


o Research of case law, update of regulations and legislation. Study of specific business cases in civil, commercial and administrative law.


o Management and update of online and offline contract archives and contract document registration.


o Support in the creation of in-house training materials on privacy and compliance (healthcare compliance).


o Support in corporate matters.


o General support of Legal Department in internal requests (Tenders, Service, Consumer, Tax, Finance and HR teams).

You're the right fit if:

1. You are a 2023-2025 graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Law, Legal Studies or related field.


2. You are a South African Graduate and have completed all modules/credits for the qualification mentioned above with a minimum of 60%


3. Fluent in English


4. Analytical and critical thinking skills


5. Previous legal experience preferred

In return, we offer you

A tailored internship programme that that will provide a unique opportunity of working side by side with Philips South Africa Services team and gain valuable skills in a supportive environment, learning on-the-job and in the classroom.


This is in addition to:


1 year employment contract A competitive intern salary Supportive corporate culture Tailored learning journey that will enable you to enter the corporate world Chance to drive ambitious projects based on your interests and the organization's needs

Recruitment process

We look forward to getting to know you! The following steps in the process await you:


Invitation to a HireVue video-interview Invitation to a personal recruiter interview via MS Teams Business Interview with the hiring manager (completed before March 31st)

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.


Learn more about our business . Discover our rich and exciting history . Learn more about our purpose .


If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here .