Trainee In The Legal Advisor And Data Protection Office

Altro; Monza; In loco; EUR 15.000 - 25.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A European institution in Monza, Italy is seeking a highly motivated Trainee for the Legal Advisor and Data Protection Office. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to gain practical knowledge in legal research, document drafting, and data protection compliance. The trainee will provide legal advice, represent the institution in meetings, and ensure adherence to data protection principles across operations.

Competenze

• Motivated trainee seeking to deepen practical knowledge in legal settings.
• Good knowledge of one of the EUI's official languages required.

Mansioni

• Providing legal advice and addressing potential legal issues.
• Representing the EUI in meetings and assisting in proceedings.
• Improving the consistency of EUI’s legal framework.
• Liaising with Legal Advisors of other institutions for knowledge exchange.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection principles.
• Advising senior management on data protection.

Conoscenze

Legal research

Document drafting

Contract review

Data protection compliance

Communication skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Trainee in the Legal Advisor and Data Protection Office

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The EUI is seeking a highly motivated trainee to support the work of the Legal Advisor and Data Protection Office (LAO-DPO). The LAO-DPO performs its activity under the guidance of the President, as well as the joint supervision of the Secretary General and the Chief Operating Officer. This traineeship offers a unique opportunity to deepen practical knowledge in legal research, document drafting, contract review, and data protection compliance.

Responsibilities

• Providing legal advice in all fields of law, also highlighting concerns and providing advance warning of potential legal issues and risks that are brought to the attention of the Legal Advisor;
• Representing and defending the position of the EUI during meetings, the Legal Advisor may also assist the EUI in judicial and extrajudicial proceedings;
• The overall improvement and revision towards the consistency as well as quality of the EUI’s legal framework and its interpretation;
• Liaising with the Legal Advisors of other institutions and bodies of the European Union or other international organisations, to promote the exchange of knowledge and best practices;
• Ensuring respect for data protection principles within the EUI;
• Advising the senior management of the EUI and the Data Controllers;
• Provision of information, raising awareness, monitoring compliance and assisting in the handling of complaints in the field of data protection;

Acting as a permanent adviser to the EUI Ethics Committee. In this role, the DPO provides data protection assessments to the members of the EUI community on the processing of personal data for research purposes.

Type and Duration

• 12 months;
• Full-time (Monday to Friday; 8 hours / day);

Indicative starting date : 1 February 2026.

Nationality and Language Requirements

• Be nationals of the Member States of the European Union and of candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy. However, a limited number of nationals of non-member States may be accepted based on a specific agreement of the Secretary General and according to available resources. Under exceptional circumstances, specific traineeships can be made available solely to nationals of specific States, including EU and non-EU States; In accordance with President’s Decision no. 4 / 2025, Ukrainian nationals are also eligible to apply;
• Have a good knowledge of one of the EUI's official languages and a satisfactory knowledge of another language, taking into