VIKING is looking for a Student Assistant for our Legal team

JOIN VIKING - and help build a safer world
Are you looking for that perfect place to provide you with the challenges you need to build your skills and reach your potential? Are you looking forward to working in a company with a clear purpose of saving lives and having ambitious goals for the foreseeable future?

If you can say yes to the above then it might be you we are looking for as our Student Assistant in our Legal team. We have a great opportunity within the area of maritime regulatory affairs and Intellectual Property Rights. You may also be asked to contribute to work related to GDPR, Sustainability, ESG, business and IT law as a part of our legal team.

At VIKING, we live by saving lives. We are proud to be a world leading supplier of safety products, solutions, and services to the global maritime industry, offshore platforms, ferries, fishing vessels, and superyachts.

Safety is the core in everything we do and our mission to protect and save human lives.

What you’ll be doing
We are looking for a dedicated student assistant to be an active member of our Legal team. You will need a problem-solving mindset because no day will be the same.

Working closely with your experienced colleagues, you will have a key role planning, coordinating and executing tasks relating to Rules and Regulations and supporting corporate legal functions. For example, you will be responsible for coordinating various internal and extern fora relevant for our business and supporting our many internal stakeholders with legal material.

As part of our Rules & Regulation department you will contribute to ensuring the departments overall goal, as responsible for the oversight of rule development and feedback to the global corporate on what is trending within regulatory affairs on European and International level. The department also supports and help with finding and interpretate correct legislation to colleagues on a global level. The department is also overall responsible for the portfolio of patents associated with VIKINGs products. You will take part in handling the patents on a day to day basis in close cooperation with the associated patent attorneys.

Your primary responsibilities and tasks include:

• support on patent administration and legal risk management matters
• navigate in a global organization with many stakeholders and assist them on an ongoing basis
• provide ad-hoc practical and administrative support to your colleagues

You’ll work approximately 2 full days per week, with flexibility to adjust to your personal life – with favorable flexibility around exam periods.

Student assistants play an important role within the VIKING organization. Many of our students also complete their internships with us and write their thesis about real-world projects and challenges at VIKING.

When you start your career with us, you will become part of our strong Young VIKING Network which brings together over 55 ambitious trainees, graduates and student assistants. This community is designed to boost personal and professional development including opportunities to participate in social events. Learn more about our Young VIKING Network here.

What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate for the position is currently studying the second half of a BA.jur., or have at least 1.5 years left of cand.jur.

You are driven and looking for exactly that company which can offer you a student job and later a permanent position in our Legal Division.

• You’re meticulous, organized and responsible: you can take ownership of tasks and projects while seeing them through from briefing to implementation
• It would be a benefit if you have maritime knowledge or technical flair

Since our corporate language is English, you have great English skills – both written and orally.

VIKING offers
We offer an rewarding position that provides opportunities for personal and professional growth in collaboration with colleagues, who value humor, job satisfaction, and a great work environment.

VIKING is a global workplace where the majority of our activities address the whole world. We have a strong culture and give space to the individual – we know everyone brings a unique contribution. That’s why we invest in our employees and offer unique career opportunities in an international organization.

We also offer:

• A strong commitment to well-being and work-life balance
• Good health insurance coverage
• Special discounts in local shops
• An active employee association that arranges various social events

... and did we mention that we have Esbjerg’s best cafeteria? Access to our company fitness center and free massage and physical therapy are also part of the package at VIKING !

Do you want to be a part of VIKING?
All applications are received online by “Send application” in the job add. We conduct interviews continuously and therefore recommend you send your application and resume as soon as possible. All applications are naturally handled with confidentiality.

Start date is as soon as possible, however we don’t mind waiting for the right candidate.

If you have questions concerning the position or VIKING, you are welcome to reach out to HR Business Partner Søren Langelund on phone +45 2542 8240 or by e-mail [email protected].

Read more at www.viking-life.com

JOIN VIKING - YOUR CAREER IS SAFE WITH US

About VIKING
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S is a global market leader in maritime, offshore and fire safety, providing and servicing safety and fire-fighting equipment for passenger and cargo ships, offshore installations, fishing vessels, the navy, helicopter services, fire departments and leisure yachts. With safety at its core, VIKING’s mission is to protect and save lives globally.

Founded in 1960, VIKING is a privately held corporation with group headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark and more than 3000 employees worldwide.

The VIKING group is represented by 8 manufacturing facilities, 8 training academies, 85+ branch offices and 280+ certified servicing stations.

What is our Quality Culture?
As a global company, we embrace many cultures and ways of living. We work together across languages, specialties, education, religion, family forms, lifestyles and individuality. Our diversity is a strength, both in our interactions with customers and when we all have a shared understanding of our common mission: saving lives!

High quality products and services are essential to ensuring that VIKING remains a leading supplier of maritime safety equipment. The high standards for our work - our Quality Culture - apply everywhere.

We call it the VIKING Quality Culture.

Contact

Søren Langelund
HR Business Partner
Tlf.: +45 2542 8240

VIKING | Esbjerg V Sædding Ringvej 13
6710 Esbjerg V
Danmark

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