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    At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

    What you need to know about the role

    The successful candidate will provide day-to-day support for various aspects of employment legal advice including:

    • Collating documents for litigation cases
    • Revising and amending template documentation
    • Preparing and tracking project work plans
    • Maintaining databases of advice

    Internship duration: 12 months fulltime, starting July 2023

    Internship location: UK, London [UK remote option also available]

    Your way to impact

    • Review and revise documentation; Keep team templates/know how uo to date; support global employment projects; support litigation files (collation of documents etc).

    Your day to day

    • Work closely with a variety of key stakeholders, including in-house attorneys, outside counsel, HR business partners and business functions. 
    • Recommend and implement new processes and procedures to increase group efficiency and organization

    What do you need to bring

    • Minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Law (or equivalent experience for example paralegal)
    • Preferred to have SQE or Bar exams in addition to Law Degree
    • Strong communication skills both verbal and written and ability to convey complex information in a straightforward way
    • Team worker able to work ‘as one team’
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), online data rooms and subsidiary management databases
    • Strong attention to detail and well-organized, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
    • A high-level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Team oriented and able to work collaboratively and effectively with business clients and other legal department members.
    • Unquestioned ethics and integrity, sound judgment and high tolerance for ambiguity.