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MUFG Legal Counsel Internship-July 2024 in Paris, France

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 160,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

  • Participation in the drafting and follow-up of the negotiations of credit agreements (bilateral and syndicated), standard LMA or others;

  • Updating of contract templates used by the Bank (credit agreement, service provision contract, confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, general conditions, etc.);

  • Review of contracts with external service providers by ensuring their compliance both in terms of legal and regulatory matters and in terms of internal procedures;

  • In direct contact with managers and operational teams (including foreign offices), assistance with any legal questions;

  • Participation in cross-functional projects of the legal department (training, best practices, knowledge management, legal research, etc.)

  • Participate in the drafting of procedures

  • Ensure regular information by monitoring banking and financial regulations/legislation, participation in working groups and drafting of notes

  • You are a student lawyer or in Master 2 / DJCE Banking and Financial Law

  • Your personality allows you to work independently

  • Curiosity, rigour, sense of initiative are some of your personal qualities

  • You have a certain sensitivity on economic and financial issues

  • Willingness to evolve in a multicultural environment with an international dimension

  • The working language is English

  • A first significant internship (minimum 6 months) as a lawyer in a law firm and/or within a legal department of a multinational company would be appreciated

Internship to be filled from July 2024 under internship agreement for a period of 6 months full-time.

The benefits of working with us:

-Premises located in the building Le Centorial (Metro Quatre Septembre, 75002), listed as historical heritage and located in the heart of the Japanese district of Paris

-An international and multicultural working environment

-An attractive internship gratification

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

  • Client Centric

  • People Focused

  • Listen Up. Speak Up.

  • Innovate & Simplify

  • Own & Execute

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