Business Legal intern - 6 months

Your career shouldn’t start with waiting in line. At Opella, early careers are built differently. You’re trusted early, supported strongly, and given real space to make an impact. As a Business Legal intern, you’ll step straight into work that helps make self-care simpler, smarter and more human for millions of people.

About The Job

Jump into real projects that influence how our brands show up on shelves and in homes around the world.

• Access personal support and practical training: coaching, feedback and stretch assignments to build confidence fast.
• Ask the hard questions, challenge complexity and help make smarter solutions a reality.
• See how your work contributes to a bigger purpose, from improving access to care to reducing environmental impact.
• Work in a culture that’s collaborative, supportive and serious about helping you thrive and be recognised.
• You will join the central Legal team at the headquarters of Opella Heathcare International, which provides legal support to all the teams of the Opella group in the field of consumer healthcare.

Main Responsibilities

As part of this team, you will more particularly work with and under the supervision of two senior lawyers in their respective scopes of responsibility:

• Corporate and Partnering, including licensing agreements negotiation and drafting, other business development or divestment transactions and management of any type of post-closing issues in relation to the licensing or divestments transactions;
• Industrial Affairs, focusing on the review, drafting, negotiation and implementation follow-up of operational contracts for the production of drugs as well as the operation of manufacturing and logistics industrial sites

Specifically, Your Internship Will Consist Of

• Contributing to the drafting/review and audit of any type of contractual document, including analyzing and interpreting existing contracts to ascertain the company’s rights and obligations in order to enforce them if necessary
• Carrying out research, drafting summary notes and developing legal analysis in various fields (Contract law, Competition Law, etc.);
• Contributing to the drafting of presentation/training materials for internal teams;
• As part of the implementation team of industrial projects, be in charge of deployment of follow-up actions (drafting of legal documents such as notice letters, risk analysis, etc) and reporting to business teams on the progress of implementation

About You

Minimum Qualifications required: Master 2 in Law or Bar student (Elève-avocat) preparing for the final Bar Exam (CAPA)

Knowledge And Abilities

• To be fluent in oral and written English, as a must-have;
• To master fundamentals in private law (including contract law and business law, etc.)
• To have very good interpersonal communication skills – enjoying teamwork
• To be autonomous, rigorous and responsive
• To be dynamic, curious about the company and the pharmaceutical industry in general
• To have previous successful internship experience in a company or law firm, as a nice to have.

This isn’t a stop on your CV, it’s the start of something bigger. If you want to grow, be heard and help change how self-care works for people everywhere, we’re ready to back you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

About Us

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.