Legal Summer Internship 2024

The Seagate legal group (Seagate Legal Group) is seeking a currently enrolled, undergraduate law student for a 10–12-week summer internship, ideally located in our Springtown facility in Derry, Northern Ireland. Also willing to consider someone located in our offices in Schiphol-Rijk, Amsterdam or alternatively, or someone fully remote, based in Northern Ireland, Ireland, UK or Amsterdam.

About the role 

• Be exposed to a wide range of legal disciplines by assisting with various corporate and compliance-related projects, with primary focus being on compliance and ethics, data privacy and related contracts (as required).
• Assist members of the various legal departments with other projects, as required, in our Contracts, Intellectual Property, Employment, Corporate Governance and Litigation Groups.
• Conduct legal research, draft memoranda and present conclusions on questions presented by lawyers, including identifying and researching specific areas of current and emerging legislation that may directly impact Seagate and present findings to the wider Seagate Legal Group.
• Assist in the analysis of new business products, services, strategies, and initiatives.
• Develop positive working relationships with internal business stakeholders and the wider Seagate Legal Group.
• Embed Seagate’s core values of Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion in all work undertaken as part of the internship.

About you

• Enrolment in a bachelor’s degree required; currently enrolled first and second year law students are preferred.
• Must have interest in technology and in-house legal work.
• Possess a basic knowledge and understanding of legal documents.

Must be

• Willing to learn;
• Efficient and detail-oriented;
• Enthusiastic; and
• Able to adapt to an agile working environment.

Your experience includes

• Must be a rising legal undergraduate, currently enrolled, and ideally in first or second year of university.
• Completed applications should be submitted no later than midnight on 3rd January 2024

This is a Full-Time position working five days a week (Monday-Friday 9pm-5pm).

The hours are subject to change with or without notice at the sole discretion of Seagate. This will be a 10–12-week program (depending on your availability), with a tentative start date of early June 2024.

Please note that you must be eligible to live and work in the UK. without the requirement to be sponsored by Seagate.

Please demonstrate on your Cover Letter or CV how you meet the criteria set out in the job description identified above.

Testing may be used as part of the selection process.

Location

Our Springtown site is Derry/Londonderry’s largest manufacturer, we’re proud that Seagate is a flexible and inclusive place to work. We have more than 1,400 employees spanning research and development, manufacturing, and many other functions.

Here at work, you can grab breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at our subsidized on-site cafe. Looking for an active break from your workday? We’ve got you covered.

Take a group or individual exercise class during lunch or after work at our on-site gym.

Network with your colleagues through the Young Professionals Network, Women’s Leadership Group, the Carers Café (for caregivers of individuals with disabilities), Volunteer in the community with our support! Join our creative network, which includes a choir, foreign language classes and even a cookery class!

Join our Employee Resource Groups (ERG), a voluntary, employee-led community built on a shared diversity identity and/or an appreciation of that identity, open to ALL current employees at Seagate!

Benefits

• Health – AXA Healthcare, for eligible employees and dependents, Company sick pay and medical leave, Occupational healthcare service, Employee assistance programmes, Group income protection and On-site gym/ exercise classes / personal trainer.
• Work Life Balance – Annual leave, Flexible working hours, Part-time working, Enhanced maternity pay, Enhanced paternity pay, Bereavement leave.
• Finance – Pension – employer contributory scheme, Life assurance, Employee stock purchase plan, Competitive base pay, Company bonus scheme, Reward and recognition, Employee savings scheme, Perks at work discount programmes, Employee discount scheme, Pay for civil / jury duty.
• Career – Degree / non degree assistance Externally accredited training and development opportunities, Service awards, LinkedIn learning, Learning & development programmes.