Legal and Public Affairs Intern (French & English speaker)

The Legal and Public Affairs Department at a glance:

This team aims to support Back Market's growth worldwide. You will join this team and report directly to one of the senior lawyers. In short, you'll be his or her right (or left) hand man, getting into the practical life of a legal expert. The Legal and Public Affairs Department works closely with the CSR, CyberSecurity, Risk & Fraud and Finance teams.

As the Legal and Public Affairs Intern, you will help the legal team in supporting Back Market’s legal operations and assist the Public Affairs team in developing and implementing its strategy to enhance the growth of the circular economy. This role involves conducting legal research and ensuring monitoring, reviewing and drafting contracts, assisting in the implementation of new regulations and providing legal advice to ensure all teams of Back Market are aware of our legal processes.

Your Mission (If You Accept It):

• Perform legal research and draft legal memos
• Ensure legal monitoring
• Participate in the drafting and negotiation of contracts / contractual clauses with Services Providers
• Contribute to set-up a reliable and up-to-date legal process documentation
• Provide legal advice to all teams of Back Market on various subjects (consumption law, advertising law, environmental law, distribution law, intellectual property law, competition law, digital law, privacy law, and compliance regulations)
• Assist the team to structure the governance of the Group
• Support the Public Affairs team in the building of a regulatory framework fitted to the growth of a more circular economy through legal analysis of bill drafts, discussions and votes, monitoring of policy making, stakeholders mapping, position paper building and participation to external meetings

You’re At The Right Place If:

• You are an “EFB” student and/or have a DJCE or Master II in law, ideally in digital or e-commerce law, privacy law, distribution/consumption, or economic/competition law
• Looking for a 6-month internship from January-July 2025
• English and French are no-brainers (fully professional capability). If you’re extra cool and speak more languages, bonus points for you!
• You already have prior internship experience in a related area, big plus if worked with digital or e-commerce law, privacy law, distribution and competition law, and consumption law
• You are endowed with excellent communication skills and a strong capacity for analysis and synthesis

Recruitment Process:

• Skills fit interview with the direct manager (on Zoom - 45min)
• Home assignment/ technical test
• Admin and Cultural fit interview with the HR and another person in the team (on Zoom - 45min)