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.
Skills Required
- Law student (third year or above)
- Previous internship experience in legal, compliance, or corporate environment
- Fluent Portuguese
- Advanced English
- Spanish
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Proactive mindset and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- High integrity and respect for confidentiality
- Familiarity with contract management or archiving tools (e.g., Ariba)
Ipsen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ipsen and has not been reviewed or approved by Ipsen.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with broad medical, dental, and vision offerings. Company materials emphasize a wide-ranging package that supports overall wellbeing.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are highlighted with a competitive 401(k) match and access to an employee stock purchase plan. These elements are frequently cited as strengths in the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid parental leave and company-provided backup child and elder care. These programs complement core benefits and add practical day-to-day value.
Ipsen Insights
What We Do
Ipsen is a French leading global mid-size biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France focusing its efforts where unmet medical needs are greatest. Ipsen develops and commercializes innovative medicines in three key therapeutic areas - Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. We have over 5000 employees worldwide and our medicines are registered in more than 100 countries, with direct commercial presence in over 30 countries. Ipsen has 4 global R&D hubs and 3 pharmaceutical development centers around the world
