Innovation Intern

Linklaters Legal Operations function works with Lawyers to provide innovative solutions that optimize the way legal services are delivered to our clients. We have an exciting opportunity for an intern to join the Luxembourg Innovation team. The role will offer on the job training so previous experience of Innovation in the legal sector, is an advantage but not essential.

Working as part of the Innovation team, this internship will ensure a holistic approach across multiple technology platforms to deliver innovative solutions for the benefit of the firm as well as client facing solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically orientated proactive individual, to experience working in a global professional services firm. It will provide the right candidate with an interesting and challenging internship, that will help to develop a fundamental level of technical expertise in a market leading product. While also building core business, project and interpersonal skills, that will benefit their longer-term career.

Key Dimensions

Innovative culture

Assist with the creation of an innovation and efficiency culture across the practice and business teams, by helping promote and encourage wider adoption of document automation approaches and solutions:

·      You will learn how to communicate with stakeholders and will interact with a variety of people in diverse roles;

·      You will coordinate local projects communications and various administrative tasks;

·      Participation in global projects, working groups, pilots and trials of Legaltech tools;

·      Actively promoting Innovation to the office and capture Innovation needs;

·      Organising and playing demo/training of our catalogue of Legaltech tools.

Networking

Quickly establish working relationships with colleagues in the Practice, Legal Operations and other Business Teams, that will support the effective delivery of document automation solutions and help maximize their benefits to the firm.

Characteristics, Skills & Experience Required

·      Enthusiastic, independent, self-starter, who is comfortable and keen to take ownership of the role;

·      Team player who can work effectively as part of a team of technical and non-technical individuals;

·      Excellent communicator, able to communicate in written and verbal forms with colleagues across all levels of the organization;

·      Delivery focused problem solver, who can think analytically and is able to approach challenges in a methodical and logical manner with good attention to detail;

·      Interested in technology and finding new and smart ways to develop and use it;

·      Willing to take on new challenges and develop innovative solutions to help overcome them;

·      Understands the need for improvement and continuously looks for ways to improve themselves and the business;

·      Patient and resilient in their approach to solving problems, willing at times to get things done by trial and error.

Education / Qualification

·      Undergraduate or equivalent in a mathematics, computer science or business administration related subject;

·      Interest in continuing professional development opportunities;

·      Languages: English and French;

·      Office Skills: MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

·      Technically proficient, enjoys working with and understanding technology platforms and is able and willing to do so quickly.