Purpose of The Role

• The Cooperative Training Programme in the Corporate Law team offers an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in a legal environment. Interns will work alongside experienced legal professionals, assisting with a variety of corporate legal matters, including transactions, compliance, and regulatory work. The programme is designed to bridge academic learning with practical application in a professional setting.
• Develop your career with well-known industry specialists on an international platform, learning from Partners on an individual basis whilst also benefiting from our firm-wide Trainee development and learning programs.
• Addleshaw Goddard's Middle East practice has grown significantly in recent years and KSA, as the biggest economy in the region, is a key part of the firm's plans for the future.

The Team

• Addleshaw Goddard is a leading international law firm which has established itself as a pre-eminent law firm in the region over the past 10 years.
• AG Riyadh is our 4th office in the MENA Region, and 17th overall. The practice offers expertise in corporate, banking and finance and infrastructure assignments and has broad sector expertise in energy, oil and gas, renewables, infrastructure, transport, technology, hospitality, manufacturing and consumer goods which aligns closely with KSA Vision 2030.
• You will be part of a full office of Partners, Associates, Trainees and Support staff, with a culture which celebrates and encourages teamwork, collaboration, imagination, and impact.
  

What to Expect in This Role

As a Cooperative trainee working primarily with our Corporate partners, you can expect to be involved in the following;

• Assist the Corporate Law team with drafting, reviewing, and proofreading legal documents, contracts, and agreements
• Conduct legal research on corporate law matters, including regulatory requirements and compliance issues in Saudi Arabia
• Support the team in preparing for client meetings and presentations
• Maintain accurate and organised records of legal files and documents
• Monitor updates in laws and regulations relevant to corporate law and provide summaries to the team
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions on ongoing cases and projects
• Adhere to confidentiality and ethical standards in handling sensitive legal information

Your Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

• Currently enrolled in a university or college, pursuing a degree in Law.
• Meet the requirements for cooperative training as per the university's guidelines
• You enjoy being client-facing and have enthusiasm for intellectually challenging work, are ambitious and confident to deliver at the highest standard.
• Have a commercial flair and acumen and are excited by growth and new ideas.
• Are details focussed, self-motivated and proactive, and confident in building enduring relationships with clients that are based on trust and high-quality service delivery.
• You are enjoy and are motivated by working closely with others within a team.
• A professional proficiency in English and Arabic (written, spoken and reading).

Our Firm

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?