Legal Intern - Master - France 2025

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  • Location:
    Paris, France
  • Area of Interest
    Legal
  • Job Type
    Intern
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1431449

Start: January 2025 (for period Jan-June 2025) and July 2025 (for period July-Dec 2025) 

Duration: 6 Months (1st semester 2025 or 2nd semester 2025) 

Location: Paris 75008 (hybrid) 

 

Cisco’s Legal Interns are a key part of our Legal department. 

If you choose to join our Intern Program you will be part of a dynamic European team of several interns supporting our legal counsels based in Paris, France and throughout Europe, Middle East, and Africa who will ensure you learn every aspect of the work they do.  

You will also have the opportunity to work on innovative projects with the potential to influence the way that Cisco Legal works and learns. 

 

Why you will love Cisco:  

At Cisco we celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation.  

Cisco Legal is a global multi-disciplinary team providing legal solutions and strategies that help Cisco create and deliver innovative technologies to our customers around the world.  

We are a large friendly team which values the work our interns do and ensure sharing our knowledge and experience so they can grow into skillful legal counsels. 

 

Tasks and responsibilities: 

  • Assist legal counsels supporting sales teams. 
  • Work on advanced legal matters. 
  • Participate in and assist with customer negotiations. 
  • Draft initial versions of legal documents such as contracts, correspondence, and summaries. 
  • Create contract records in the contract management system and utilize digital tools. 
  • Review and amend various legal and business documents as requested by assigned legal counsels. 
  • Participate in the development and drafting of Cisco's internal legal documents. 
  • Perform other duties as assigned, including legal translation and legal research. 

 

Required skills: 

  • Languages: Fluent in English and French (additional languages are a plus). 
  • Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage frequent changes in priorities, deadlines, and workload. 
  • Business/Legal Knowledge: Ability to learn about Cisco’s business and legal environment and apply this knowledge effectively. 
  • Communication and Influence: Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey legal and business issues concisely. 
  • Continuous Learning: Demonstrated capacity and desire to learn new concepts and quickly apply them. 
  • Organizational Abilities: Strong organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple projects and meet demanding deadlines. 

 

Legal skills: 

  • Master’s degree in law (equivalent of bac+5). 
  • Solid knowledge of commercial law, focusing on contract, IP, and IT law (knowledge of French and English law is preferred). 
  • Ability to read and understand complex contract provisions. 
  • Proficiency in creating English legal documents for internal and external use. 
  • Understanding of industry practices on legal issues. 

 

General Business skills: 

  • Ability to concisely convey information and ideas both in writing and verbally. 
  • Operate effectively within a professional legal team environment. 
  • Manage the timely achievement of specific goals. 
  • Anticipate and respond to the requirements of Cisco’s legal counsel. 
  • Operate efficiently in a digital environment. 

 

What Cisco offers: 

Attractive compensation and benefits based on level of study. 

 

How to apply:  

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting a resume and cover letter

 

The recruitment process will include two rounds of interviews with our team members. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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