Our mission? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that’s combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we’re committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
Join our dynamic legal team as a Legal Intern Germany, diving into varied legal cases and covering diverse topics as soon as possible. Under the guidance of Ghislain Houssel you will contribute to shaping our legal strategies and ensuring our operations adhere to the highest legal standards.
👩💻🧑💻 As a Legal Counsel Intern Germany at Qonto, you will:
• Conduct thorough legal research ensuring our legal strategies are built on solid grounds, mostly in relation with our German market
• Draft and assist negotiations of partnership agreements and other contractual documentation.
• Assist in drafting responses to legal inquiries from German authorities.
• Collaborate with both the German team and the central team on various legal projects
• Work across departments, liaising with Back-Office, Anti-money laundering, and Customer Service teams to ensure a cohesive approach to legal challenges.
🤔 What you can expect:
• Engage in hands-on work on a variety of legal cases from day one, gaining unparalleled experience.
• A supportive environment that values learning and self-management, offering opportunities for growth.
• Interaction with a diverse set of stakeholders, enriching your professional experience.
• Access to a super nice international team, fostering a dynamic and inclusive workplace culture.
🤝 About your future manager:
Your manager will be Ghislain Houssel
• His background ? He has six years of experience in litigation, focusing on product regulatory law and commercial litigation, with a broad experience across Europe.
• What does he bring to the team ? He offers litigation expertise and operational insights, fostering teamwork and providing autonomy for team growth.
🏅 About You:
• You are a law student with 3-4 years of study, preferably looking for an internship in France or Germany
• You have prior experience in legal
• You have excellent command of both German and English languages, any other language is a plus.
• You possess strong legal research skills and are comfortable using legal databases (e.g., https://beck-online.de)
• You demonstrate curiosity, ambition, and a proactive attitude in tackling diverse legal challenges
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn’t just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we’ve been searching for all along.
🎁 Perks
A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
– Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
– Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live;
– Competitive salary package;
– A meal voucher;
– Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
– A great health insurance (depending on the country);
– Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
– A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
– Monthly team events.
💪 Our hiring process:
– Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
– A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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