Your role
Societe Generale is currently accepting applications for a paid 4-week summer clerkship within its Legal team in Australia. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented, global organization that values diversity.
The Legal team in the Societe Generale Sydney office provides legal advice services for all Lending and Markets-based businesses. This includes drafting, negotiating, and reviewing related documentation, advising on the interpretation of laws and regulations, and liaising with external counsel. Additionally, the team stays informed about developments and changes in the regulatory sector that could impact Australian business, including financial services laws, the Corporations Act, and modern slavery legislation. The team also assists in updating internal guidelines and procedures.
About you
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required:
* Current student in Law (completing their second last year of studies) and another discipline (for example, Arts, Commerce, Economics or Science). It is expected that applicants will be entering the final year of their university studies in 2025.
* Pre-graduate experience in a financial or legal institution is desirable and considered favourably but is not necessary for the role
* Strong ability in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office generally
* Knowledge and understanding of Australian laws, regulations and guidelines in relation to banking and financing activities and a working knowledge of related areas of law and regulatory environment
Behavioural Competencies Required:
* Proven analytical skills including the ability to apply legal analysis to different fact patterns
* Good communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex financial and legal issues
* Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop working relationships with business teams in Sydney and the wider APAC region
* Curious and keen to learn with a genuine interest in the banking sector
* Team player
Functional Relationships:
* Internal: staff from business divisions and Legal and support functions (including operations, risk and credit, compliance) locally, regionally and globally
* External: clients and external advisors (e.g. other lenders and external legal counsel)
Benefits
Here are the benefits that Societe Generale Australia offers:
* Internal mobility - They offer their employees opportunities for relocation and new career paths across functions and geographies to support their continuous development
* Employees Benefits - They offer flexible work arrangements comprehensive medical insurance and leave benefits, which include family-friendly leave
* Health & Wellbeing - A dedicated programme for their employees and their families, offering support to help their wellbeing and providing training, such as Mental Health First Aid
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Training & development
The summer clerk will have the opportunity to work with senior professionals and learn certain basic legal skills in a range of different financing businesses in an atmosphere where they are mentored and trained. They will cultivate key skills including drafting, transaction management and legal research, and they will have the opportunity to work with and develop relationships with business and legal staff in the Sydney and APAC offices of Societe Generale including Hong Kong and Singapore.
Career progression
This role offers a great entry to a legal career in banking and finance, with an opportunity for the summer clerk to gain exposure to a range of banking and finance areas and to elect afterwards to seek graduate in-house legal roles or to head into private practice with some initial professional experience.
Sources
The following source was used in researching this page:
* societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/