Legal Placement

by Volkswagen Financial Services

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Deadline: 31st December 2021
Salary: £17,500
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Commercial Banking, Business Management, Corporate Law
Location: South East
City: Milton Keynes

Legal Placement

This role supports the Legal team who advise Volkswagen Financial Services in the UK to protect the business from legal and regulatory risks

You will work in a fast-paced commercial environment that ensures strategic and business objectives are supported and delivered whilst legal and regulatory risks are monitored and controlled. The role itself covers a broad spectrum of commercial activities, including commercial contracts, financial services regulation, corporate and retail finance, data protection, compliance monitoring and corporate governance. It’s an opportunity to learn a wide range of legal approaches, methods and disciplines and how these are interpreted

About what you will be doing:

  • You will support the legal team with the management of civil and criminal litigation matters, including liaising with external solicitors and courts
  • Supporting the provision of accurate and timely legal advice through research and the interpretation of law and regulation
  • You will support the drafting of commercial contracts and other documentation
  • Update on new legislation and regulation and assist the Legal team to identify impacted business areas to mitigate and manage future risks
  • You have the opportunity to participate on key business projects, as required
  • Produce, manage and organise relevant information for internal committee meetings
  • Provide support in the annual review of legal policies and procedures

About you:

  • You will be studying towards a Business/Law related degree
  • You can demonstrate an understanding of regulatory principles, sources and interpretation
  • Resilient and self-motivated with the capability to work under your own initiative and organise your own workload to meet strict deadlines
  • You like to learn and apply new or unfamiliar knowledge
  • You can communicate clearly, both written and verbally
  • Detail focused with excellent PC skills, especially MS Office applications such as Excel and Word

What you’ll get: (apart from a wealth of experience for the future…)

  • Earn whilst you learn and receive a competitive salary of £17,500 per annum plus discretionary bonus and access to company pension scheme
  • A fun and sociable workplace to start your career - You’ll be joining a cohort of around 50 undergraduates so you’ll have a large group of colleagues so that you can support each other throughout your placement year
  • Participate in Life Skills workshops, designed specifically for our Undergraduates
  • Access to a discounted loan car scheme which means driving 2 brand new vehicles during your placement (a great way to make your mates jealous when you visit them at Uni)
  • Chance to make a difference in the local community with various volunteering opportunities
  • Onsite wellbeing centre – think lunchtime massages, onsite HIIT classes and health check-ups
  • There will be a hybrid blend of working in our office based in Milton Keynes and, working from home

Volkswagen Financial Services is an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone.

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Here at VWFS, we provide finance and insurance services to customers across the entire Volkswagen Group in the United Kingdom. The Group includes some of the world’s most iconic automotive brands, like: Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Volkswagen, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Ducati, Scania and MAN.

We strongly advise that you do not apply for more than one placement role to ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are more interested in and your skills are aligned to.

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