Legal Intern (6 months - 01.04 - 30.09.25)
Corporate Functions includes the Group’s non-banking activities and employs more than 600 people. These functions are carried out by specialists with expertise across all business units and include the Communications, Compliance, Corporate Office, Finance, Human Resources, Information Security, Internal Audit, Legal, Risk and Tax departments.
You will be joining the Group Legal teams that provide advice and legal support to the bank’s asset services, trading, technology and operations divisions (known as Pictet Asset Services, Pictet Trading and Sales, and Tech&Ops).
You will be responsible for:
- Assisting the PTS, T&O and PAS Legal teams with cases and projects involving trading, custody, asset servicing and tech legal matters.
- Contributing to drafting or reviewing legal analyses/memoranda, as well as various contracts and pieces of communication.
- Contributing to the implementation of new legal and regulatory requirements.
- Master’s degree in Law.
- Previous internship/work experience with a financial institution or law firm.
- Fully completed legal traineeship or Swiss ECAV a plus.
- Strong interest in banking.
- Eager to learn and reliable.
- Strong service orientation, ability to distil information easily and excellent analytical skills.
- Fluent in English and French, with excellent writing skills.
- Must be resident in Switzerland.
In order to give the most and take full advantage of this legal internship, the ideal candidate will need to be efficient, proactive, reactive and autonomous, with an ability to manage priorities and digest large amounts of information. You will also be expected to produce clear, precise and straightforward analyses and answers, sometimes within a short deadline. You will work with highly experienced lawyers as teammates, as well as demanding stakeholders in the business lines.
Start date: 1 April 2025
We will not accept any CVs via agencies.
Ref.LI/LJ/AS
Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.
