Working Student, Legal (German-speaking)

The role

You will support business-critical contracting, regulatory and compliance matters, and legal process improvements. You will work with a global legal team to help grow the business in Europe.

What you will do

• Review and coordinate completion of contracts including NDAs, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, and lease agreements
• Help maintain and organise contract databases and templates
• Conduct legal and regulatory research in areas like transportation network services, gig economy, insurance, open source data, and data privacy laws
• Track compliance with GDPR and other data privacy laws through oversight of Data Protection Agreements
• Support internal compliance and corporate governance
• Develop a working knowledge of internal databases and systems to pull insights
• Develop and implement ways of improving the efficiency of the legal team
• Lead and support the continuous maintenance and improvement of forms, processes, and systems
• Assist with the development of legal processes to enhance scalability and efficiency
• Provide administrative support and assist with special projects

Required qualifications

• Currently completing your legal study or Rechtsreferendariat
• Eligible to undertake a station placement with an in-house legal team
• Comfortable working with internal systems and data
• A clear and precise communicator, both written and verbal
• Organised and detail-oriented
• Proactive and eager to learn
• Fluent in English and German

Nice to have

• Familiarity with GDPR is a plus
• Some exposure to or interest in tech, data privacy, or regulatory law
• additional languages are a plus

Benefits

• Salary range: €20 an hour
• Hybrid work in an office in the heart of Berlin
• weekly team lunches
• shared breakfasts
• Urban Sports Club membership

About the company

Via is a transportation technology and service provider that serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks. The company aims to create public transportation systems that provide greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education.