Legal Trainee

Location: CDMX – 1458 Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Mexico

The purpose of this role is to assist the legal team by providing basic legal support and contributing to the workload of the team or department to which the Trainee Lawyer is allocated. Experience and exposure through these tasks allow the Trainee Lawyer to develop the key skills required to become a lawyer.

Job Description

Key responsibilities

Undertakes legal research

Undertakes basic negotiation, review and drafting of contracts Attends meetings and calls with senior lawyers, takes notes and undertakes follow up actions Demonstrates the ability to provide  assistance in basic legal and procedural areas

Drafts and proof reads documents and presentations

Develops professional relationships and client skills; the Trainee Lawyer will learn to build working-relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including becoming confident in front of such stakeholders and quickly earning their trust Ensures that client matter files are kept up to date with correspondence and documents Participates in the legal department’s marketing and networking strategies as directed Conducts general administrative tasks alongside other trainees or legal assistants Develops and delivers training, and legal risk management initiatives, to assist management in strategically managing legal risks (e.g. business training, legal updates, regulatory newsletters, etc.) Supports implementation of best-practices in compliance, contract management, intellectual property, data privacy and M&A

Helps co-ordinate projects

Location

CDMX – 1458 Avenida Insurgentes Sur

Brand

Carat

Time Type

Part time

Contract Type

Outsourced