Internship in Legal

Law & Chief Compliance Office Legal Netherlands, Amsterdam, North Holland Full Time Limited
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About this position

Please apply only if you are currently living in the Netherlands and you are still a student or you have graduated maximum 3 months prior to the internship start date.

(Internship for July 1st)

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth. 

Do you dare to make an impact?

Location: The Edge Stadium, Fred. Roeskestraat 100, 1076 ED

We provide an accessible office and building with a wheelchair accessible gender-neutral restroom and quiet working spaces for concentration. 

What you'll do

  • Contractual Support: Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents, including supply agreements, confidentiality agreements, and intellectual property agreements 
  • Operational Legal Support: Provide day-to-day legal support, including general administrative assistance to the legal team. 
  • Legal Tech & Innovation: Contribute to the implementation of legal tech solutions, including AI tools, within the Henkel legal team. 
  • Corporate Governance: Support the company secretary in corporate projects and corporate housekeeping tasks. 
  • Data Protection Compliance: Assist the data protection delegate in ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. 
  • Legal Research: Conduct legal research and contribute to internal knowledge management initiatives, including maintaining templates, FAQs, and legal updates. 
  • Training & Awareness: Support the preparation of internal legal training materials or awareness campaigns (e.g., on data protection, contract basics). 

What makes you a good fit

  • Education: Bachelor of Law as minimum with a focus on contract law, corporate law and international business law. 
  •  Experience: Entry level; previous internships, law firm experience and/or paralegal experience are a plus  
  • Skills: Pragmatic, detail-orientated and eager to learn. You demonstrate responsiveness, organization, and
  • analytical thinking. You have strong interpersonal skills that support team integration and collaboration. 
  • You are able to manage competing deadlines and multiple stakeholders, and work independently. 
  • Legal Competence: Ability to conduct legal research and draft clear, concise legal documents. 
  • Understanding of confidentiality and professional ethics is essential. 
  • Language: You have a perfect knowledge of English. Knowledge of Dutch is an additional asset. 
  • Technical Skills: Very good mastery of MS Office Tools required.  
  • Eligibility: Eligible to work in the Netherlands for a minimum of 6 months as of July 1 2026 and a commitment to complete the full-time internship the entirety of the six-month period. 
     

OUR OFFER

  • Opportunity to work in a multi-cultural dynamic environment
  • An exciting and educational full-time internship in an international FMCG business
  • You’ll be part of an international intern
  • Community fun and educational events organized for the international (BeNeFrance) intern community, with opportunities to broaden your network
  • 6 months internship (possibility to extend for 2 more months, max. 8 months in total)
  • An internship allowance of 1000 EUR gross/ month and a 250 EUR net/month travel allowance   

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, such as a phone interview, camera-free meetings, or other adjustments- please let us know. We're happy to support you.

Recruitment: Online Application -> Phone Interview (Video call can be requested) with HR -> Video interview with hiring manager -> Second Interview -> Job Offer 

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

JOB ID: req79940

Job Locations: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam

Contact information for application-related questions: recruitment.benelux@henkel.com

Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply for this role" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

Job-Center: If you have an application already, you can create or log in to your account here to check the status of your application. In case of new account creation, please use your email address that you applied with.

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Over Henkel

Voortbouwend op een sterke erfenis van bijna 150 jaar, geven wij de toon aan om het leven elke dag opnieuw te verbeelden en te verbeteren. Vandaag en voor toekomstige generaties. Via onze innovatieve en duurzame merken en technologieën en via onze teams over de hele wereld. Henkel bekleedt leidende posities in zowel industriële als consumentenactiviteiten: Ons portfolio omvat bekende haarverzorgingsproducten, wasmiddelen, wasverzachters en kleefstoffen, dichtingsmiddelen en functionele coatings.

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FAQ

Ja, het volstaat om uw onlineprofiel in te vullen. Daarna kunt u voor meerdere functies solliciteren.

Ja, graag. Henkel is een internationale onderneming en u zult dus met collega's uit de hele wereld samenwerken. Binnen onze onderneming is Engels onze voertaal. In het algemeen is het aanbevolen te solliciteren in de taal van de vacature.

Elke in te vullen functie is uniek, en het is zowel voor u als voor ons belangrijk om het proces tot een goed einde te brengen. Wij willen er zeker van zijn dat zowel de kandidaat als de organisatie een goede match zijn. Wij zullen gedurende het volledige proces feedback geven aan de kandidaten.

Ja, sterker nog, binnen Henkel verwachten we van ons talent dat ze flexibel en mobiel zijn. Dit draagt bij tot het grote wereldwijde succes van onze onderneming.

Onze "Triple two"-filosofie draagt bij aan deze verwachting: u kunt ervaring opdoen in tenminste twee functies, twee verschillende landen en twee activiteitensectoren. Wij passen deze filosofie toe omdat wij denken dat uw persoonlijke ontwikkeling baat heeft bij verschillende functies in verschillende domeinen en verschillende afdelingen, waardoor u ook een beter begrip zult hebben van Henkel als wereldwijde onderneming.

Hier vindt u meer informatie over onze opleidingsprogramma's.

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