Job Description Summary
We are offering a 6-month legal trainee position starting January 2026 to support the Novartis Procurement, Data/Digital &IT Legal department on a wide range of legal matters and projects in areas such as contract law, commercial law, antitrust law, intellectual property and disputes/litigation.
Job Description
We are offering a 6-month legal trainee position starting January 2026 to support the Novartis Procurement, Data/Digital &IT Legal department on a wide range of legal matters and projects in areas such as contract law, commercial law, antitrust law, intellectual property and disputes/litigation. This legal trainee position offers excellent opportunities to gain first-class, hands-on in-house legal experience within the stimulating, multinational environment of a leading pharmaceutical company.
Duration: 6 months
Start: January 1, 2025
Your responsibilities will include:
• Support a diverse range of commercial matters relating to direct and indirect procurement, manufacturing, IT
• Support diverse range of legal projects, e.g. contract templates, legal trainings, global legal research projects, digitalization, outsourcing, etc.
• Assist with the drafting, negotiation and review of a variety of transactional, commercial and agreements
• Draft legal memoranda on a wide variety of legal issues and disputes, Draft document and key position summaries
• Provide legal advice to internal clients
• You will be supervised and guided by a range of lawyers on different levels of the company, ensuring a great learning experience
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential:
• Swiss Law degree (Master of Law and Bachelor of Law has to be on Swiss Law), master's degree needs to be completed before start date
• Business-level English skills (written and spoken), additional language is a plus
• Interest in legal topics in a large multinational group of companies
• High motivation to perform, to discover and learn new things and ability to work independently
Desirable requirements:
• Prior legal professional experience in a law firm, court or legal in-house department (internships etc.) would be helpful. We are also open to applicants without prior experience who have a strong interest and are motivated to learn on the job
• Other professional experience in the corporate environment is a plus
Please submit a cover letter that includes your motivation for the position and from when you will be available. Thank you.
Why Novartis
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected], and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Skills Desired
English Language, swiss lawNovartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
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Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
