Legal Trainee

Business Finland is now looking for a full time, fixed-term (11-12 months) Legal Trainee with a hands-on attitude and proactive mindset. Working in Business Finland’s HR and Legal team’s offers you an excellent chance to start your career and work closely with the dynamic Finnish export markets and business environments.

As Legal Trainee you will join Business Finland’s Legal, Compliance and Admin unit within our Support & Enablement Service Area. During your traineeship you will be supporting the legal department with tasks related to the new Business Finland law, supposed to be stepping into force during 2023. On the other hand, you will also have the chance to help the HR team to go through Labour Law related matters locally and in our Global Network, currently consisting of offices in 40 locations worldwide.

You will get to join a team of six seasoned lawyers who are already looking forward to getting you on board and joining their team as their Junior colleague!

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

You will get an opportunity to work in a fast-moving and global organization, offering you a unique view also on international markets and business environments. When working at Business Finland, you will meet colleagues and partners from all over the world from many different industries, companies, and organizations, and you will have an opportunity to influence in the core of innovations and international cooperation.

As Legal Trainee, your job tasks include the following:

• Assisting in legal preparatory work related to the new Business Finland law

• Assisting Business Finland’s Legal counsel and HR team especially in labour law related matters

• Conducting background research to different legislative matters

• Supporting the team in general and administrative tasks, such as making memo’s of team meetings

• Other tasks that may arise during the internship

WHO AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Relevant educational background (e.g. Master of Law). You can either be a fresh graduate, or at the final stage of your studies

• Interest and knowledge on Labour Law and curiosity to work in an environment with both domestic and international labour matters

• Experience in keeping things in order, assisting in arrangements and/or project work

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team: you are socially at ease in a multicultural environment

• Full working proficiency in English and in Finnish

• Good skills in the Office 365 environment

Previous experience in HR, Labour Law or other legal related responsibilities are considered as an advantage. We also appreciate your previous experience of operating in multicultural teams/projects and exchange studies.

At Business Finland we Think Big and work Together – with Passion and Sisu! In our colleagues, we also value

• Ability to embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities

• Showing appreciation and respect to others: sparring, listening and inspiring colleagues

• Eagerness to develop yourself and look at things from new perspectives

• Ability to express your opinions boldly and constructively

• Willingness and pride to work for Finland's future

THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER YOU

As a Business Finland trainee, you will be an important junior colleague to our seasoned professionals, as we try to reach our common goal – to support Finnish businesses in their growth and internationalization efforts.

To make your traineeship a great experience for you, we will take your competencies and interests into account as much as possible in shaping your tasks.

We provide flexible remote work possibilities. We also offer sports, culture and wellbeing benefits through ePassi as well as good occupational health care.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Looking for a kick-start to your career?

Please, submit your application letter and CV by December 19th at the latest via aTalent application system. Please, note that this is a trainee position, and the salary is proportional to the level of the job requirements. In this position, you will be employed directly by Business Finland.

As a part of the recruitment process, we will be carrying out a security clearance check on the successful candidate, with his/her consent, in accordance with the Security Clearance Act 726/2014 of Finland. For more information on the security clearance procedure and individual’s rights, please visit: https://supo.fi/en/security-clearances

For more information about the recruitment process contact aTalent’s Senior Recruitment Manager Roosa Lönnqvist (+358 50 421 0255, roosa.lonnqvist[at]atalent.fi).

How will this recruitment process proceed?

Thu 8.12.: Application period starts

Mon 19.12.: Application period ends

Tue 20.12. - Fri 23.12.: Google Meet interviews with aTalent

Wed 4.1. - Fri 6.1.: Interviews with Business Finland

Mon 16.1. / Wed 1.2.: Starting date