Trainee Paralegal (Intern)

Advisors, operations, compliance and technology teams total roughly 870 people. Vest Rådgivning manages assets for more than 200,000 clients through 120 offices. Compliance reviews outgoing client email, so expect to write carefully.

The internship:

Work on contract reviews, compliance checklists and legal research notes for Vest Rådgivning. All work is online and reviewed by a qualified lawyer. Remote, open to candidates across Denmark. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Good written English matters here, since most updates are written.

Day to day:

• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language.
• Compile background research for policy drafts such as the privacy policy and terms of use.
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references.
• Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer.
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly.
• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format.
• Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates.

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Eligible to work in Denmark.
• Familiarity with at least one legal database.
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months.
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships.
• Laptop with stable internet.

What you'll learn:

• Feedback on every draft, not just a certificate at the end.
• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer.
• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request.
• Contract drafting and review on real commercial agreements.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: DKK 9,000 - DKK 10,500 monthly

What we offer:

• Mentorship.
• Certificate of completion.
• Letter of recommendation.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Vest Rådgivning.