Paralegal Legal Intern

At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.

Were a oneofakind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate inhouse experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scaleup we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the role

As a Trainee/Paralegal you will be an important part of the Catawiki legal team and as such support the international business in its ambitious growth targets. You are passionate about providing support to legal counsels at the best possible level. As you will be involved in a very wide range of legal projects this role will give you the opportunity to see practice and learn a lot. The legal fields include commercial law consumer law contract law compliance privacy data protection corporate law sustainability/ESG and last but not least artificial intelligence. No day is like the other The work is varied the business is dynamic so each day is a new challenge!

This is a role for a traineeship with a fixed term of 6 months in which you will get the opportunity to grow and help a wide range of people and as such you know how to relate to people in a variety of situations because you are a team player highly trustworthy discrete pragmatic and make use of your good judgement.

Within and outside your circle of influence you are expected to proactively come up with solutions plans and ideas that enable the legal team to achieve its ambitious goals.

The Catawiki legal team is based at the company headquarter in Amsterdam. We use a hybrid work schedule with on average two office days a week (Tuesday & Thursday).

What youll do

Results and Responsibilities

• Supporting legal operations and maintaining the case management system
• Support in the further development of the contract management system and any other legal or compliance tooling
• Drafting internal memos on specific relevant legal regulatory or compliance topics
• Monitoring and reporting on several legal dashboard(s)
• Reviewing and addressing legal questions raised by other departments
• Taking notes during regular project meetings and sharing them afterwards keeping track of deadlines and deliverables
• Prepare simple training materials and legal guidelines for our business stakeholders with support of the legal counsels
• Further develop and update the Legal Knowledge Hub including links to templates guidelines dos & donts; and updating current content in alignment with the legal counsels

Tasks and Activities

• Support the legal counsels in their daily tasks
• Dealing with the review of standard agreement such as NDAs and commercial contracts
• Contract and litigation administration management
• Ensure further professionalism of the department by inventorying implementing and optimising tools documents and processes
• Understand improvement needs and provide support to team members
• Communicate expectations to your team and provide timely updates
• You are actively seeking and driving collaboration with other teams and other departments
• You are proactively liaising with (international) stakeholders and colleagues at Catawiki
• Support corporate housekeeping by coordinating that documents are duly signed apostilled and notarized in a timely manner
• Compilation and implementation of a wide variety of legal documents and agreements
• Provide assistance in helping to resolve legal matters as requested

What youll bring

• Certification or associates degree in law (bachelors degree is preferred) (or final stage)
• This is a traineeship with a nonnegotiable minimum duration of 6 months
• Tech savvy
• Experience in preparing and reviewing legal documents
• Can do and hands on mentality
• Team player
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Fluency in English preferred fluency in Dutch (proficiency in any other language is a plus)
• Residency in the Netherlands (preferred Amsterdam region)

Why Youll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a oneofakind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
• Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40% of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.

Interested

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.