\\nJob Description

We are offering two 6-months legal trainee positions to support the Novartis Operations (NO) Legal department on a wide range of legal matters and projects in areas such as contract law, commercial law, M&A and licensing transactions, restructuring, antitrust law etc.
This legal trainee position offers excellent opportunities to gain first-class, hands-on in-house legal experience within the stimulating, multinational environment of a leading pharmaceutical company.

We are offering two 6-month legal trainee positions - one each per below dates:

• January 1st, 2024 - June 30th, 2024
• June 1st, 2024 - November 30th, 2024

Key responsibilities:

• Support M&A and corporate projects, manufacturing and supply agreements, real estate projects, portfolio and manufacturing site divestments, including conducting due diligence, managing data rooms and enquiries in the sale process, and legal project management
• Support a diverse range of commercial matters relating to the development, procurement, manufacturing, quality assurance and supply chain and distribution of pharmaceutical products
• Support diverse range of legal department projects, e.g. contract templates, legal trainings, gloabal legal research projects, digitalization, outsourcing etc.
• Assist in drafting, negotiation and review of a variety of transactional, commercial and technical agreements
• Draft legal memoranda on a wide variety of legal issues and disputes
• Provide legal advice to internal clients, draft documents and key position summaries
• Interact with Novartis global, regional and country legal network

#LI-Hybrid

Minimum requirements

Essential requirements:

• Education: Swiss Law degree (Master of Law)
• Languages: Business-level English (written and spoken), German ideally and additional languages are a plus
• Experience/Professional requirements:

o Prior legal professional experience in a law firm, court or legal in-house department (internships etc.) would be helpful. We are also open to applicants without prior experience who have a strong interest and are motivated to learn on the job
o Overall high motivation and ability to work independently

Desirable requirements:

• Other professional experience in the corporate environment is a plus

Please submit your complete application (CV, cover letter and your academic records) online. In your cover letter, please include your motivation for the role and which start date/dates you are available for.

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people\\\'s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams\\\' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to
inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Functional Area

Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll

Division

Operations

Business Unit

NTO LEGAL

Employment Type

Internship

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

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