
Legal Trainee - Novartis Operations
- Bâle
- CDI
- Temps-plein
Start dates: January 1 - June 30, 2026 and June 1 - November 30, 2026Job DescriptionWe are offering two 6-months legal trainee positions to support the Novartis Operations Legal department on a wide range of legal matters and projects in areas such as contract law, commercial law, M&A and licensing transactions, restructuring, antitrust law etc.These legal traineeships offer excellent opportunities to gain first-class, hands-on in-house legal experience within the stimulating, multinational environment of a leading pharmaceutical company.Start dates: January 1 - June 30, 2026 and June 1 - November 30, 2026Your responsibilities will include:
- Support M&A and corporate projects, manufacturing and supply agreements, real estate projects, portfolio and manufacturing site divestments, including conducting due diligence, managing data rooms and enquiries in the sale process, and legal project management
- Support a diverse range of commercial matters relating to the development, procurement, manufacturing, quality assurance and supply chain and distribution of pharmaceutical products
- Support diverse range of legal department projects, e.g. contract templates, legal trainings, global legal research projects, digitalization, outsourcing etc.
- Assist in drafting, negotiation and review of a variety of transactional, commercial and technical agreements
- Draft legal memoranda on a wide variety of legal issues and disputes
- Provide legal advice to internal clients, draft documents and key position summaries
- Interact with Novartis global, regional and country legal network
- Education: 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
- Languages: Business-level English (written and spoken); German ideally and additional languages are a plus
- Experience/Professional requirements:
o Overall high motivation and ability to work independentlyDesirable requirements:
- Other professional experience in the corporate environment is a plus