Apprenticeship | Legal | September 2025

AXA Group; Paris; Hybride; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global insurance company is seeking an Apprentice for their Legal Department in Paris. The role entails assisting with corporate law, financial transactions, and mergers & acquisitions. Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bac+4 in Business Law and have a working proficiency in English. This position offers an international work environment, state-of-the-art office spaces, and opportunities for professional growth.

Prestations

60% reimbursement of Navigo pass

Generous Inter-Company Committee

Company restaurant and meal vouchers

Valuable experience within an Early Talent community

Qualifications

• Minimum Bac+4 degree in Business Law (corporate law, banking, and financial law).
• Initial professional experience in a company or law firm.
• Ease in working in English (both oral and written).
• Knowledge of financial and accounting matters is preferred.
• Teamwork, organization, autonomy, and motivation to participate in diverse projects.

Responsabilités

• Assist in the preparation of AXA's general meeting and employee shareholding operations.
• Draft loan contracts and participate in internal and external financing.
• Conduct research in financial law and corporate law.
• Prepare materials for the Committee meetings.

Connaissances

Business Law knowledge

English proficiency

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Knowledge of financial and accounting matters

Formation

Bac+4 degree in Business Law

Description du poste

We are looking for our next apprentice as of September for 6 months at our AXA Headquarters!

Location : 25 avenue Matignon, 8th arrondissement Paris.

As a leading global insurance company, we prioritize human progress by safeguarding what matters most. Join our team of 150,000 professionals in an innovative and challenging environment.

AXA Headquarters brings together the group's corporate activities and oversees global entities, ensuring strategic coordination and compliance with standards, as well as consistency in commercial approaches.

You will join the Group Legal team as an Apprentice in the Legal Department.

The Group Legal Department (20 experienced lawyers, several project managers, and 3 assistants, representing over 8 nationalities) provides its expertise and advice in the following areas:

• Business Law,
• Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships,
• Financial Transactions,
• Corporate Law and securities law,
• Regulatory, reinsurance, ESG.

What You’ll Do

• Corporate Law : assistance in the preparation of AXA's general meeting, employee shareholding operations established by the Group, drafting of regulated information (annual report), reports required by the Solvency II regulation, research in securities and corporate law, legal secretarial work, etc.
• Financial Transactions : drafting of loan contracts, participation in internal and external financing through market or banking channels, research in financial law (securities, banking, etc.).
• Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships : research and drafting of notes, due diligence, participation in signings / closings; post-closing follow‑up (liability guarantees).
• Preparation of various materials for the Group Legal Director in the context of Committee meetings.

Your Profile

• With a minimum of a Bac+4 degree in Business Law (corporate law, banking and financial law)
• You have at least some initial professional experience in a company and / or in a law firm,
• You demonstrate ease in working in English (both oral and written)
• You ideally have some knowledge of financial and accounting matters
• You have a sense of teamwork, are organized and autonomous, demonstrate dynamism, interpersonal skills, and availability
• You are motivated to participate in varied projects in the technical and demanding field of insurance.

What We Offer

• An international work environment - over 45 nationalities present on site!
• State of the art office spaces in the heart of Paris with remote work allowed.
• 60% reimbursement of Navigo pass
• Generous Inter-Company Committee.
• Company restaurant and meal vouchers.
• And most importantly : a valuable experience within an active Early Talent community!

During the recruitment process, feel free to inform the recruiters about any specific adjustments you may need for your job.

About AXA

Why AXA ? Every day, we work together for human progress by protecting what matters. A mission that puts a smile on your face and makes you want to get up in the morning!

One of the world's leading insurers in the protection of property, people and assets, AXA is 145,000 employees and contributors who are committed to our customers on a daily basis, 51 countries in which we distribute our products and services and more than 90 million customers who place their trust in us worldwide. As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is committed to social and environmental causes on a daily basis. We are committed to an inclusive policy that recognizes and values individual differences. Do these ambitions speak to you? Then come and change the world with us!

About the Entity

The headquarters of the AXA Group is based in 25 avenue Matignon, 8th arrondissement Paris and brings together the Group's corporate activities. It is distinguished by its strong international culture.

What We Offer (Additional)

You will join:

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

The information provided by applicants will be treated as strictly confidential and used for recruitment purposes only.