We are offering a 6-month legal trainee position to support the Novartis Operations Legal department on a wide range of legal matters and projects in areas such as contract law, commercial law, antitrust law, intellectual property and disputes/litigation. This legal trainee position offers excellent opportunities to gain first-class, hands-on in-house legal experience within the stimulating, multinational environment of a leading pharmaceutical company.

Duration: 6 months
Start: June 1, 2025

Your responsibilities will include:
• Support a diverse range of commercial matters relating to direct and indirect procurement, manufacturing, IT
• Support diverse range of legal projects, e.g. contract templates, legal trainings, global legal research projects, digitalization, outsourcing, etc.
• Assist with the drafting, negotiation and review of a variety of transactional, commercial and agreements
• Draft legal memoranda on a wide variety of legal issues and disputes, Draft document and key position summaries
• Provide legal advice to internal clients
• You will be supervised and guided by a range of lawyers on different levels of the company, ensuring a great learning experience

What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential:
• Swiss Law degree (Master of Law and Bachelor of Law has to be on Swiss Law), master's degree needs to be completed before start date”
• Business-level English skills (written and spoken), additional language is a plus
• Interest in legal topics in a large multinational group of companies
• High motivation to perform, to discover and learn new things and ability to work independently

Desirable requirements:
• Prior legal professional experience in a law firm, court or legal in-house department (internships etc.) would be helpful. We are also open to applicants without prior experience who have a strong interest and are motivated to learn on the job
• Other professional experience in the corporate environment is a plus

Please submit a cover letter that includes your motivation for the position and your availability for a start in June. Thank you.

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected], and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.