Legal Support (70% of the time)

• Legal support in the field and at headquarters:
• Redaction of commercial contracts and agreements, and review before signature; which may include international contracts involving multiple MSF entities;
• Reviewing MoU projects and assisting to the revision of MoU Framework;
• Support missions in the management of legal files (prelitigation/litigation files in the field tax, customs, administrative, commercial);
• Archiving files in the legal database.
• Research and drafting of notes:
• Various legal research under different legislations and drafting of legal memos and guidelines;
• Thematic research on the contexts of intervention;
• Drafting of memos and matter files on a particular legal issue, with a view to tracing the history of the issue and presenting the major risks and possible recommendations to the operational team;
• Definition of legal arrangements in different fields and under different legal systems (opening of missions / projects and closing, authorisations of medical practice by nationals and foreigners / taxation of foreign legal entities and individuals).

Administrative Support and Organization of the Department (20% of the time)

• Coordination with assistants in the operations department and other departments (briefing, follow-up of MOUs signed in the field, etc.)
• Organization of meetings (agenda, logistic, minutes and follow up on action points)
• Management of the Unit 4 tools and database:
• Collecting, filing and updating documents and legal tools;
• Dissemination of tools created by the Legal Department;
• Update of monitoring tools (SHIELD, country table, matter files)

Legal Dossiers (10% of the time)

• Depending on academic requirements, the Intern, during the period of internship (from 6 months to 12 months) might be expected to work on a specific Legal Dossier.
• The dossier selected should combine (a) the legal needs of the Department, (b) academic requirements such as the need to complete a thesis and (c) if possible, a link to the future career of the Intern.
• The final deliverable will be presented to the Legal Department at the end of the period of employment.

• Have a tripartite internship agreement
• University degree in law – Master 2 (or equivalent) from Law School or Politics Sciences school
• Bar scholarship is an asset (e.g. PPI EFB internship in France)
• No specific requirements in terms of work experience but having had 6 months experience in a law firm or in a legal department, including drafting contracts and/or managing disputes, is an advantage
• Strong team spirit and ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Ability to synthesize and analyse, autonomy, writing skills, precision, time management, responsiveness
• Very good level of English and French, particularly written (50% of work in English).