Student Assistant to Maersk Legal, Procurement & Litigation

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At Maersk, we’re not afraid to be first. It’s about being brave, travelling further, exploring new ideas and finding new ways to be better – for our customers and society. Entrepreneurial spirit is in our DNA. We see change as an opportunity and reinventing ourselves has always come naturally. But we also welcome your own perspective and pioneering efforts.

Your contribution always counts in our pursuit of new horizons.

We are looking for a university or business school law student with a commercial and international mindset.

While the position involves an amount of admin related tasks (e.g. assisting with keeping templates updated, managing communication and information on the internal share point site etc.), for the right candidate working to a large degree independently on contracts and contract related matters will consume most of the working hours.

We Offer
An opportunity for you to kick-start your career in a highly skilled working environment by joining the Legal department as our new student assistant. You will be given the opportunity to put your theoretical knowledge into play and work with challenging legal assignments in a highly international Legal department.

You will be part of a truly international company with our employees representing 65 nationalities. Our strong focus on diversity is a natural outcome of a company with a strong talent focus, mindset and culture. This goes hand in hand with a commitment to inclusion: all employees are valued and treated with respect at all times and we believe that our employees thrive and perform better with a healthy work-life balance.

You will be working out of our office in Esplanaden, providing support for our Legal Department, for 15-20 hours/ week

Key Responsibilities
The Commercial and Procurement Team is a section in Maersk’s Legal Department currently consisting of 2 lawyers providing legal support to the global Maersk organization on a broad range of contractual matters and – occasionally – contractual disputes.

The position is anchored in the Legal Department at Maersk's headquarter in Copenhagen but with an extensive international reach and requires interaction and collaboration with stakeholders in the entire Maersk organisation.

The main areas of responsibility are to:

• Assist with contract advice and negotiation of all kind of vendor and vendor related contracts for the organization.
• Ability to digest sometimes complex documents, identify paint points and must haves and – ideally - translate them into simple and effective solutions.
• Draft, comment on and negotiate a variety of contracts documents.
• Administrative tasks on an ad hoc basis.

Who we are looking for
You have completed at least 2 years of study, have min 3 semesters left (this is a must-have requirement), and have experience from a law firm and/or as a student in an (international) company and/or a governmental entity.

We are looking for a candidate with the following experience and skills:

• Knowledge of Common Law is expected, at least on a basic level
• Methodical and thorough and have an ability to keep a clear mind in a busy and dynamic environment
• You can easily work with different stakeholders across cultures
• You have an excellent command of written and spoken English as well as Danish. Other language skills are an advantage but not a requirement
• Ability to perform detailed work accurately and within agreed dead lines
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams)
• A practical and commercial mindset
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage several tasks at the same time

You are a high performer who thrives in a challenging and often unpredictable business environment.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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Work type:
Part time

Locations:
DK - Copenhagen