Part-Time Legal Trainee: Research, Drafting & Networking

dentsu; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 134,000 - 201,000; Part time

Job summary

dentsu in CDMX (Carat brand) is seeking a Trainee Lawyer to assist the legal team with basic legal support and gain exposure to tasks that develop the core skills needed to become a lawyer. This is a part-time, outsourced role located at CDMX – 1458 Avenida Insurgentes Sur.

Responsibilities include legal research, drafting and reviewing contracts, attending meetings with senior lawyers, drafting documents, and supporting compliance, risk management, and project coordination.

Qualifications

• Basic legal knowledge and willingness to learn.

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

Job description

dentsu in CDMX (Carat brand) is seeking a Trainee Lawyer to assist the legal team with basic legal support and gain exposure to tasks that develop the core skills needed to become a lawyer. This is a part-time, outsourced role located at CDMX – 1458 Avenida Insurgentes Sur.

Responsibilities include legal research, drafting and reviewing contracts, attending meetings with senior lawyers, drafting documents, and supporting compliance, risk management, and project coordination.