Legal Intern

Description:

• BlaBlaCar’s vision is to bring fairness, freedom and fraternity to the world of travel.
• In 2019, 100 million travelers used BlaBlaCar globally, saving 1.6 million tons of CO2. Meanwhile, we enabled human connections, bringing people closer together in more ways than one, with 87% of members believing carpooling to be an enriching experience.
• BlaBlaCar offers a unique international environment with a team counting 40 nationalities, serving a global member-base from 7 offices in Berlin, Kyiv, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris (HQ), São Paulo and Warsaw. English is the official spoken language across BlaBlaCar. We are privately-held and founder-led. Our team of 500 employees is entrepreneurial, passionate and fundamentally mission-driven.

Your mission:

• The Legal Intern will work alongside an international team of 10 lawyers based in Moscow, Kiev and Paris. This is an excellent opportunity for hands-on exposure to multiple legal topics in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and internationally: regulatory, contracts, intellectual property, compliance, etc.

Your activities and projects:

• Legal research, population of legal knowledge database and preparing regulatory updates
• Participating in the drafting and negotiation of contracts
• Contributing to set-up of reliable and up-to-date legal process documentation
• Handling requests from users and authorities
• Ensuring the follow-up of pre-litigation / litigation
• Advising all teams of BlaBlaCar on various subjects (consumer protection, advertising, regulatory, privacy, contracts, IP, competition, digital law etc)

What you'll need to be successful in this role:

• You are in your final year of bachelor studies in law or currently studying for master’s degree, ideally in digital law
• Fluency in English is a must (written and spoken)
• Prior internship experience in an international company working with cross-disciplinary teams is a plus
• You are structured, organized, motivated and result-oriented
• You enjoy working in a team and learning from others
• You are proactive and able to move projects forward

What we offer you:

• The opportunity to have a meaningful impact, building a CO2-saving global travel network that also enables strong human connections
• A strong “Fun & Serious” company culture
• An international environment with a team counting 35 nationalities, serving a global member-base from 7 offices around the world (Berlin, Kiev, Madrid, Moscow, Paris (HQ), São Paulo, Warsaw)
• Office located in Moscow City, flexible work setup can be discussed, hybrid format of work
• A start-up spirit grounded in agility & teamwork
• Team-all BlaBlaTalks to learn from each other
• Weekly Tech Demos, so that we’re all up to date with where our product stands
• Free carpooling to live our value “Be The Member”.