EIB Trainee

at  European Investment Bank

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and require regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.
The EIB, the European Union’s bank, is seeking to recruit for Legal Directorate (JU) - EU Operations Department (OPS-EU) - Northern Europe Division (NE), at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE
Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 01st September/October 2024)

OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINEESHIP

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is looking for a trainee to support its Legal Directorate’s work on finance documents for its lending operations in Northern Europe, i.e. in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and the EFTA countries.
You will join a team of ten lawyers and three assistants that supports the EIB’s lending operations in these countries and the economic growth and cohesion in the region.
The team is responsible for the drafting and negotiation of lending projects that are linked to the EIB’s goals as the EU’s Climate Bank, such as wind farms, research and development of green technology, or water sanitation. If you are passionate about the impact of your legal work, apply now and become part of a team that actively supports Europe, its citizens and economy.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Final year of studies or university degree (Master’s level or equivalent) in law from a Member State of the European Union (EU). Specialisation in banking law, corporate law, EU law, environmental law or other relevant areas would be an advantage, as would knowledge of other legal systems.
• Knowledge of the EIB’s mission, institutional set-up, policies and activities.
• No prior work experience is required; limited and relevant previous experience (no more than 12 months as a general rule) is an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and/or French. A very good knowledge of German would be a distinct advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools (in particular Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

Under the oversight of the supervisor and team members responsible for specific areas, you will be expected to perform the following main tasks:

• carry out legal research in relation to the new developments of banking law in the relevant jurisdictions covered by the division;
• get familiar with the EIB finance documents and legal aspects of the EIB operations particularly in line with environmental and social considerations and with EIB procedures and legal issues;
• review available in-house precedent documents (in English, or German or in another language the trainee has knowledge of) and collect and classify internal know-how and ‘tacit’ knowledge;
• compile standard form documentation, checklists, perform legal process analysis;
• conduct research (whenever necessary), both with respect to internal processes and procedures, as well as certain matters of law typically found in finance transactions or in which the trainee has already some knowledge or in areas that the trainee wants to develop;
• translate legal documents.