Legal Graduate Trainee

Job description

Responsibilities

About Societe Generale

31 million customers. 145,000 employees. 67 countries. But our success is built on the power of one: you. Whoever you are, wherever you come from and wherever you are going, we'll give you the support, opportunities and inspiration to create the career you've always wanted – and build a life that's uniquely yours.

The Role

Infrastructure within Societe Generale is the backbone of the Bank. We have outstanding teams who hold all the pieces together and provide fundamental support to the functionality and running of everyday activities.

London is an important centre for global English law documentation in support of the Bank's activities in OTC markets. The CIB/MAN team is the “Corporate Investment Bank/Master Agreements Negotiations” team. The successful candidate will report hierarchically to the Global COO of Master Agreements who reports to the Global Head of Master Agreements, also based in London and functionally to the Global Head of Systems on work relating to the systems area.

We are a ‘flow' legal team responsible for creating, amending, litigating and advising on a suite of Master Agreement (MA) documents. The MA are a set of standardised contracts that enable bilateral ‘over the counter' transactions, typically swaps or options.

Our legal work lends itself to process optimisation and many aspects of what we do are closely linked with operational and business issues.

Whilst experience is important, finding the right person who lives and breathes our values is something we're passionate about. We've got to where we are today by being full of team spirit and driving innovation. If you're looking to build a lasting career here at Societe Generale, we encourage everyone to share the responsibility and commitment together.

Roles and Responsibilities

·  Support a range of strategically important short and long-term legal and non-legal projects
·  Support the Global COO of Master Agreements in her work producing management information, preparing material for senior management meetings and other tasks as and when required
·  Provide Legal research and analysis; assist preparation and presentation of workshops and seminars
·  Assisting with the management of third-party suppliers and with service level management Perform and coordinate UAT for new releases of systems online tool, training for new users; compilation of video-based ‘how to' systems' guides and user manuals

Profile Required

Skills and Experience

·  The ideal candidate will have a degree in Law or be awaiting their degree results. Other degrees will be considered especially if they contain Law related modules
·  The Legal Trainee will have proven track record working within a team environment and be able to demonstrate creative problem solving and flexible mindset
·  Strong analytical skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint
·  Good awareness of confidentiality issues
·  Other languages are useful, especially French.

Why Join Us

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

Business Insight

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender reassignment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents , regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.

Job code: 20000EFL
Business unit: SG CIB
Starting date: 24/08/2020
Date of publication: 07/07/2020