Legal Student Co-worker
Publication date:
24 September 2024Workload:
100%Contract type:
Permanent position- Place of work:Leiden
Why we will love you
Hej!
We’re looking for a law student that’s passionate about corporate law and contracts to join the Ingka (IKEA) Group Corporate Legal Team based in Leiden!
As a working student you will support with:
• the management of our digital corporate housekeeping and contract management
systems;
• corporate housekeeping, including incorporation, liquidation and mergers of legal
entities;
• drafting, supporting with signing, storing and managing intra-group contracts and
other corporate documents;
• document execution procedures (including reviewing requests, preparing
documents for execution and communicating with internal stakeholders);
• answering questions from our global organization; and
• support the legal teams across the globe with their corporate housekeeping.
Who you are
• you are aligned with the IKEA values;
• you are a law student in your third or fourth year of studies, interested in corporate law;
• you are available for at least 16 hours (with the possibility to extend to 24 hours) per week
(working from our office in Leiden) for a minimum period of 1 year;
• you are fluent in English (written and spoken);
• you are a team player who can also work independently, takes initiative and has a can do’ mindset; and
• you are interested in working at the global corporate head office of a truly international organisation, which is a world leader in the world of home furnishing.
Together as a team
Ingka Group consists of three business areas.
Our core business is IKEA Retail, which consists of 482 IKEA stores including city stores across 31 markets and counting. Each year, we welcome 657 million visitors to these stores, and we have more than 3.8 billion visits to IKEA.com. We are a strategic partner and the largest franchisee of the IKEA franchise system, accounting for more than 90% of the global IKEA sales.
Ingka Centres creates great meeting places where each centre is anchored by an IKEA store. So far, we’ve established 44 experience-oriented shopping centres across Europe and China – and more are on the way.
We make responsible investments in our core business, or in areas that add value for our customers. Ingka Investments allows us to grow our IKEA Retail business, by partnering with companies that share our values.
The Ingka Group is a values-driven company with a passion for life at home and we want to give honest, down-to-earth people the opportunity to grow, both as individuals and in their working roles, so that together we can show our commitment towards the vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.
The Ingka Group Legal & Governance team consists of approximately 30 lawyers, and the Corporate / M&A legal team consists of 10 colleagues, based across The Netherlands, Sweden and Romania.
Apply now!
If you are interested in the role, please apply by sending your CV and cover letter in English through our portal. Click 'apply' below!!