Legal Intern - LATAM
Title:
Legal Intern - LATAMCompany:
Beaufour Ipsen Farmaceutica Ltda
About Ipsen:
Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.
Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!
For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Job Description:
Legal Intern LATAM
São Paulo Brazil
At Ipsen we are driven by purpose to improve patients lives through science. Join our LATAM Legal team and gain hands on experience in a dynamic international environment where you will learn how legal truly partners with the business.
About the role
As a Legal Intern you will support the LATAM Legal function in delivering efficient high quality legal support across the region. You will contribute to contract lifecycle management day to day legal operations and continuous improvement initiatives enabling the team to focus on strategic priorities.
What you will do
- Support contract lifecycle management including organisation tracking and follow up of agreements
- Prepare first drafts of contracts and amendments using Ipsen templates
- Assist in the review of standardised agreements under supervision
- Monitor contractual deadlines milestones and obligations
- Support document execution including signature coordination and archiving in tools such as Ariba
- Support responses to internal legal requests including triage follow up and documentation
- Prepare legal summaries presentations and internal guidance materials
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders across LATAM and support liaison with external counsel
- Maintain legal databases trackers and documentation
- Contribute to improving templates playbooks and legal processes
- Support knowledge sharing initiatives across the Legal team
Who you are
- Law student ideally from third year onwards
- Previous internship experience in legal compliance or corporate environment is a plus
- Fluent Portuguese with advanced English required for regional and global interactions
- Spanish is an advantage
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Proactive mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- High integrity and respect for confidentiality
Why join Ipsen
Be part of a company that puts patients at the centre of everything we do
Learn and grow in a collaborative and international environment
Work alongside experienced legal professionals across LATAM
Contribute to meaningful work that supports innovation in healthcare
If you are looking to develop your career in corporate law within a purpose driven organisation we would love to hear from you.
Legal pay context
Based on 734 disclosed Legal salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $166K/year, with most offers between $120K and $218K (10th–90th percentile: $91K–$256K).
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