Google Legal Internship Program 20160
As a Legal Intern and part of the Google legal regional team, you will play an important part in helping to respond to some of the biggest legal challenges of the information age. You will get an insight into the legal issues at Google and YouTube and learn to expect the unexpected, coming equipped with a full tool-kit of professional skills to handle whatever comes in. This role will test your organization skills, attention to detail, versatility and composure. You will get the chance to demonstrate that you have sound legal judgment, can learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, and can communicate confidently at all levels. An interest in technology and the internet, an understanding of Google’s online technologies and services as well as experience from working or studying abroad in an English speaking country, will be important assets for this job.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research on a variety of legal topics including: intellectual property, consumer regulations, media regulations, advertising law, data protection, etc
- Respond to various legal requests from users and third parties in relation to Google services.
- Assist the legal team in the preparation and the management of court actions.
- Participate in the creation and maintenance of internal knowledge databases for the legal team.
- Review and drafting of contracts.
Minimum qualifications
- Current student of obtaining a legal degree and maintaining student status throughout the internship or member of a study program post-graduation that requires legal training.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a leading law firm, or in-house in a media/technology company
- Well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
- Excellent legal analysis and research skills.
- Fluency in English and local language; additional European language(s).
Area
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for tackling some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you tackle unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.