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Articling Student

    • Markham, Ontario
  • 16dly

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate 8-month Internship opening for an Articling Student.

About the team:

From Procurement to Finance to IT services and much more, the Quality & Operation Department provides critical support for all of Huawei Canada. This department prides itself on its ability to solve complex problems, often under tight deadlines, while provided world class service. The department’s name reflects its commitment to quality and operational excellence.

About the job:

  • Assisting your Articling Principal related to in-house legal work, including corporate and commercial law, contract law, employment law, dispute resolution, IPR, etc

  • Conducting legal research and initial analysis of cases and legislation; Proof-reading, formatting, and preparing final versions of legal documents for execution

  • Preparing first drafts of legal documents and contracts; conducting preliminary legal review of legal documents and contracts

  • Assisting in legislation update and implementation and helping build and manage a library of templates and standards

  • Navigating internal processes for engaging legal reviews and coordinating with other internal departments and teams

  • Providing support to in-house counsels, including preparing forms, minutes and meeting materials and general office duties

  • Engaging and corresponding with outside counsels and other vendors, supporting legal procurement process and managing external legal resources

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate:

  • Professional graduate degree in Law (J.D., or L.L.B)

  • Registration in the Law Society of Ontario Lawyer Licensing Process

  • Ability to adapt to a variety of tasks and manage competing business objectives and priorities

  • Professional disposition and excellent communication skills

  • Proactive in identifying organizational needs, a self-starter, with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment

  • Self-motivated, details-oriented and proactive with excellent problem-solving skills

  • Strong computer literacy including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat

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