Legal Internship

Henkel; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Transport allowance

Internship allowance

Global team

Amsterdam interns

Job summary

Henkel invites you to join its Amsterdam office for a six-month internship in the legal department. You will assist in drafting and negotiating contracts, support data protection compliance, and explore legal tech initiatives.

The role is open to current Netherlands residents who are students or recent graduates within 3 months. It offers a hybrid work model, an internship allowance, and international exposure.

Qualifications

• Legal research ability and drafting concise documents.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Dutch is a plus.
• Willingness to learn and work on multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate supply, confidentiality, and IP agreements.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the legal team.
• Contribute to legal tech implementation and AI tools.
• Support company secretary on governance tasks.
• Assist data protection compliance activities.
• Conduct legal research and maintain templates and FAQs.
• Prepare training materials on data protection and contracts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law (BSc) with focus on contract/corporate/international law

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Please apply only if you are currently living in the Netherlands and you are still a student or you have graduated maximum 3 months prior to the internship start date.

About this Position

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

What you´ll do

• Contractual Support:Assistin drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents, including supply agreements, confidentiality agreements, and intellectual property agreements.
• Operational Legal Support: Provide day-to-day legal support, including general administrativeassistanceto the legal team.
• Legal Tech & Innovation: Contribute to the implementation of legal tech solutions, including AI tools, within the Henkel legal team.
• Corporate Governance: Support the company secretary in corporate projects and corporate housekeeping tasks.
• Data Protection Compliance:Assistthe data protection delegate in ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
• Legal Research: Conduct legal research and contribute to internal knowledge management initiatives, includingmaintainingtemplates, FAQs, and legal updates.
• Training & Awareness: Support the preparation of internal legal training materials or awareness campaigns (e.g., ondata protection, contract basics).

What makes you a good fit

• Education: BSc. ofLawas minimumwithafocus on contract law, corporatelawandinternational business law.
• Experience:Entry level;previousinternships, law firm experienceand/or paralegal experience are a must
• Skills:Pragmatic,detail-orientatedandeager to learn.Youdemonstrateresponsiveness, organization, and
• analytical thinking. You have strong interpersonal skills that support team integration and collaboration.
• Youare able tomanage competing deadlines and multiplestakeholders, andwork independently.
• Legal Competence: Ability to conduct legal research and draft clear, concise legal documents.
• Understanding ofconfidentiality and professional ethics is essential.
• Language:You have a perfect knowledge of English. Knowledge of Dutch is anadditionalasset.
• Technical Skills:Very goodmastery of MS Office Toolsrequired.
• Eligibility:Eligible to work in the Netherlands foro minimum of 6 months as of the start date and a commitment to complete the full-time internship the entirety of the six-month period. Preferred starting date November 1st.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model (60% in the office: 3 days/week)
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Transport allowance of 250 EUR/month
• Internship allowance of 1000 EUR gross /month
• International legal team
• International cohort of 20 + interns in the Amsterdam office

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.