Legal Student Assistant (student contract)

DLA Piper Luxembourg is a multi-lingual, culturally sensitive, young, dynamic and growing team. We benefit from the advantages of a global law firm, with the advantages of a human-sized firm.

We are currently seeking a motivated and reliable student to assist our Finance Practice team during late afternoon/early evening hours.

At DLA Piper Luxembourg, you will gain hands-on experience in a leading global law firm, working in a professional and collaborative environment. This role provides valuable networking opportunities, allowing you to connect with legal industry professionals and develop your administrative, research, and legal support skills.

Will you add your skills to our Luxembourg team?

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a dedicated student assistant to support our administrative team and legal professionals during late afternoon/early evening hours. This role is ideal for a student seeking to gain practical experience in a dynamic legal environment whilst maintaining his/her commitment to his/her studies.

Duties include:

• Conducting basic legal research to support our legal team.
• Drafting straightforward, quick, and punctual legal documents.
• Translating simple documents as needed (French to English and English to French).
• Processing RCS orders during late afternoon/early evening hours when the administrative assistants are unavailable.
• Performing various administrative and legal duties including organizing legal opinions folders, and other related tasks.
• Ensuring documents are properly formatted in house style.
• Assisting other teams with various legal and administrative tasks as required.

ABOUT YOU

• You are currently enrolled in a University Program studying law.
• You must be available to work on 5.30-8.30pm schedule, with some flexibility based on business needs.
• You have excellent communication and drafting skills in English and French.
• You are familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite and basic office equipment.
• You are committed and have strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

ABOUT US
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES
In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.
Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.