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Undergraduate - Legal & Compliance

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Placement Program
  • Legal
  • Reading

AI generated summary

  • You must be a legal/business undergrad with strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills, proficient in MS Office, and have prior admin or legal experience while maintaining confidentiality.
  • You will manage legal request logs, assist with document notarisation, support contract management, conduct legal research, handle team accounting, and provide general administrative support.

Requirements

  • A legal or business undergraduate looking for a placement as part of their studies.
  • A highly organised individual with strict attention to detail and the ability to deliver to deadlines, whilst maintaining quality standards.
  • The ability to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality in all aspects of their work.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication in English.
  • Strong team player with an enthusiastic “can-do” attitude.
  • Ability to remain flexible and able to adapt to changing demands in the role.
  • Proficient user of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Undertaken previous administration work and/or work experience in a legal environment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a log of requests for legal support received by the Legal Team. Provide a first response (acknowledgement) to all legal work requests. Engage with the business to ensure that all requests for legal support are comprehensive and understandable.
  • Support the Legal and Compliance Assistant with company secretarial work, including requesting document notarisation and legalisation etc.
  • Support the Legal and Compliance Assistant with the coordination of legal reporting requests sent to Honda Motor Europe Limited’s branches and subsidiaries within the Europe, Africa and Middle East region.
  • Become a super-user for the Honda Contract Lifecycle Management system (a contract database) and provide user support to business colleagues, as required.
  • Contribute to ad hoc legal, compliance and corporate governance projects.
  • Carry out legal research and support Legal Team members in responding to requests for legal advice. This may include drafting, or advising on, simple contracts.
  • Manage the accounting administration for the Legal Team, including raising Purchase Orders, receiving invoices for approval and processing approved invoices for payment.
  • Provide administrative support to prepare for, and to ensure the smooth running of, the Annual Compliance Conference.
  • Provide general administrative support, including filing contracts, arranging meetings, booking rooms, securing signatures, receiving and posting documents, updating the Legal SharePoint site, supporting new joiners to obtain access to relevant IT systems, ordering stationery etc.

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we support remote work in a hybrid format, allowing you to request to work from home for a maximum of 50% of the working days in any one month, depending on business requirements.

What are the regular office hours?

The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half-hour lunch break, and 08:00 – 13:00 on Fridays.

Is there flexibility in work hours?

Yes, there is flexibility in work hours, with a daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00, providing there is no business requirement.

What kind of tasks will the role involve?

The role will involve maintaining a log of legal requests, supporting company secretarial work, coordinating legal reporting, managing the Honda Contract Lifecycle Management system, conducting legal research, and providing general administrative support.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A legal or business undergraduate seeking a placement as part of their studies is required, along with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and effective communication skills in English.

Is previous experience in a legal environment necessary?

While not necessary, previous administration work and/or work experience in a legal environment is desirable.

What are the main responsibilities of this position?

Main responsibilities include maintaining legal request logs, supporting compliance work, managing contracts, conducting legal research, and providing administrative support for the Legal Team.

What skills are required for this position?

Required skills include organization, attention to detail, confidentiality, excellent communication, collaboration, and proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Is there a commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Yes, Honda is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, encouraging respect for individual differences and providing equal opportunities for all.

What support will be provided to the appointed individual?

The appointed individual will receive supervision and support from various members of the Honda Legal Team, including the General Manager for the Legal & Risk Division and Senior Legal Counsel.

Automotive
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1948
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We are a company built on dreams. And these dreams inspire us to create exciting, innovative and beneficial products. ‘The Power of Dreams’ is our way of thinking and allows as to be a global business like no other. Honda is the largest engine manufacturer in the world and the business is comprised of more than 500 companies with 134 production facilities in 28 countries, plus another 31 R&D centres in 15 countries. Honda designs, develops, manufactures, distributes and sells cars, motorcycles, marine engines, ATVs, lawn mowers, tillers and generators, to name just a few.