Legal Intern

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Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects. We offer over 75,000 special objects in auction every week — each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki’s hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and many more.

We've sold 10 million unique items to date and it’s our mission to become the world’s most popular auction destination for special objects.

We’re an innovative, pioneering and fast-growing scale-up. If you think you can make a difference to our team, go ahead and apply.

The role

As a Trainee/Paralegal, you will be an important part of the Catawiki legal team and as such support the international business in its ambitious growth targets. You are passionate about providing support to legal counsels at the best possible level. As you will be involved in a very wide range of legal projects, this role will give you the opportunity to see, practice, and learn a lot. The legal fields include commercial law, contract law, compliance, privacy and data protection, artificial intelligence and the Digital Services Act. No day is like the other - The work is varied, the business is dynamic, so each day is a new challenge

This is a role for a traineeship with a fixed term of 6 months in which you will get the opportunity to grow and help a wide range of people and as such you know how to relate to people in a variety of situations because you are a team player, highly trustworthy, discrete, pragmatic and make use of your good judgement.

Within and outside your circle of influence you are expected to proactively come up with solutions, plans, and ideas that enable the legal team to achieve its ambitious goals.

The Catawiki legal team is based at the company headquarter in Amsterdam. We use a hybrid work schedule, with on average two office days (Tuesday, Thursday) a week.

• Supporting legal operations and maintaining the case management system
• Support in the further development of the contract management system and any other legal or compliance tooling
• Drafting internal memos on specific relevant legal, regulatory or compliance topics
• Monitoring and reporting on several legal dashboard(s)
• Reviewing and addressing legal questions raised by other departments
• Taking notes during regular project meetings and sharing them afterwards, keeping track of deadlines and deliverables
• Prepare simple training materials and legal guidelines for our business stakeholders, with support of the legal counsels
• Further develop and update the Legal Knowledge Hub, including links to templates, guidelines, do's & don'ts; and updating current content in alignment with the legal counsels

• Support the legal counsels in their daily tasks
• Dealing with the review of standard agreement such as NDA’s, commercial contracts
• Contract and litigation administration management
• Ensure further professionalism of the department by inventorying, implementing and optimising tools, documents and processes
• Understand improvement needs and provide support to team members
• Communicate expectations to your team and provide timely updates
• You are actively seeking and driving collaboration with other teams and other departments
• You are proactively liaising with (international) stakeholders and colleagues at Catawiki
• Support corporate housekeeping by coordinating that documents are duly signed, apostilled and notarized in a timely manner
• Compilation and implementation of a wide variety of legal documents and agreements
• Provide assistance in helping to resolve legal matters as requested

• This is a traineeship with a non-negotiable minimum duration of 6 months
• Certification or associate’s degree in law (bachelor’s degree is preferred) (or in final stage)
• Tech savvy
• Experience in preparing and reviewing legal documents
• “Can do” and “hands on” mentality
• Team player
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Fluency in English, Proficiency in Dutch (and any other language) is a plus
• Living in the Netherlands
• Applications will close on June 14, so please ensure you get your application in before then

This is your chance to join our mission to fulfill people’s passions as part of a young and dynamic organization. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ Catawikians.

Additionally, you can expect:

• A challenging role in a diverse, international and fast-growing organisation with over 50 nationalities.
• Regular fun activities both on and offline e.g summer parties, boat rides and regular team events.
• Great secondary benefits including a holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.
• Hybrid ways of working between home and office. We offer remote and activity-based working, suited to the team and individual responsibilities
• We care about our teams’ wellbeing and offer a holistic wellbeing programme including our Employee Assistance Programme offering clinical services, single-session therapy, wellness support and more.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth;

We want to help you celebrate special occasions in life by:

• Provide employees with a 100 EURO Catavoucher upon joining and 50 EURO birthday Catavouchers;
• Extra days of annual leave for work anniversaries at 3, 5, 8 and 10 years;
• Additional leave allowances for important life events such as moving, engagement & marriage;
• Each year Catawikians get an additional day’s leave to Pursue their Passion

Please note that our benefits offering changes depending on which country you are employed in. For our country-specific offering please ask your recruiter.

Catawiki’s eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to the table.

Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to apply. In addition to the several initiatives we’ve launched, we’re open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian effort.

We have sensational offices in Amsterdam, Groningen, Paris and our newest office in Lisbon. Most of our employees are within commutable distance of one of our office locations and enjoy a hybrid work model. This means we expect you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days, roughly 40% of your working time, to collaborate and connect with each other. The exception is of course, if the job description specifically states that the role is 100% remote, as some experts and sales positions are.

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects. Over 75,000 objects are offered in auction every week - each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki’s hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and much more. Catawiki is headquartered in Amsterdam with over 750 employees across the world.