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The IWG head office legal team plays a key role in delivering commercial and legal advice across the world. We now seek to appoint a legal intern who can readily integrate into this energetic and creative working environment.
Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, and working closely the General Counsel and with the rest of the legal team and management across all areas of the business, you will assist with a variety of legal and commercial affairs across the Group.
Key responsibilities and requirements
- Assisting with the first draft of documents including NDAs, cease and desist letters and managed client agreements.
- Legal research.
- Maintaining business critical legal registers and legal document retention systems.
- Proof reading documents and assisting with formatting and finalising for signature.
- Organising the execution of documents in wet ink or docusign.
- Ad-hoc assistance to the legal team on a wide range of other corporate, commercial and real estate issues.
- Day to day administrative tasks as and when required including filing, scheduling meetings, photocopying, file searches etc.
Candidate profile
- Law degree (required).
- LPC/SQE 1 (desirable).
- Good at prioritising, organising and have good time-management.
- Strong attention to detail and focus on delivering a quality service to stakeholders.
- Ability to work both unsupervised and in a team environment.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to liaise confidently with lawyers of all levels and stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications and good computer skills.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
About IWG
IWG has been at the forefront of flexible working for more than 30 years. With over 4,000 locations around the globe, spanning brands including Regus, Spaces, Signature and HQ, we have made it possible for businesses of all sizes to make the transition to hybrid working, empowering employees to work wherever and whenever is most convenient.
We help more than 8 million people and their businesses to work more productively, supported by a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.
As the world’s leading provider of hybrid work solutions, with four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.
Companies of all sizes are shifting to flexible working to lower costs, improve employee retention and lower their carbon emissions. The flexible workspace is expected to grow by 600% by 2023, when 30% of all office space will be hybrid. We are growing our network faster than ever to keep up with demand from customers as we work towards our goal of reaching 30,000 centres.
Carbon Neutral Workplaces
IWG’s purpose of helping everyone have a great day at work, while protecting people and the planet is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to supply all of our customers worldwide with carbon neutral workplaces, and we have a strong climate action plan in place to help us achieve our objective of Net Zero emissions by 2040.
Leading Employer Award
IWG is proud to be the recipient of a Leading Employer Award in both 2022 and 2023. Awarded exclusively to the top 1% of employers, the accolade is testament to our diverse global workforce and the role everyone plays in bringing our purpose, culture and values to life, every single day.
