Legal Intern
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Job Description
About the company:
Cisco is a leading technology company powering an inclusive future for all. With a supportive and collaborative culture, Cisco values integrity and respect for the individual. Employees feel trusted, respected, empowered, and looked after. Cisco embraces digital transformation and helps customers implement change in their digital businesses. They offer world-class training and opportunities to become leading experts in software, cloud, mobility, security, collaboration, or data center technologies. They encourage innovation, creativity, and learning from failures. Cisco values diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all.
Job Description:
This is a 6-month internship within Cisco’s Legal Sales Department in EMEA, based in Milan, Florence, or Rome, with the possibility of a 6-month extension. The internship starts in July 2025.
As an intern, you will work closely with the legal and business teams and be actively involved in:
• Supporting the drafting and negotiation of commercial/technology agreements for local and international business customers.
• Taking part in cross-functional and legal innovation projects.
• Receiving training and learning from subject matter experts on various legal topics, including IT, IP, competition, and privacy.
• Analyzing a range of legal issues, including conducting research, to answer queries from internal stakeholders or Cisco’s customers.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Fluent in Italian and English. Knowledge of German is a significant advantage.
• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in Italy and eligible for an Internship Agreement with your University.
• Strong interest in IP, Privacy, Security, and IT fields of law.
• Ability to read and understand complex contract provisions.
• Ability to efficiently create English legal documents for internal and external use.
• Ability to understand industry practice on legal issues.
• Previous legal working experience is an advantage.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to concisely convey information and ideas both in writing and verbally.
• Ability to operate well in a professional legal team environment.
• Ability to anticipate and be responsive to Cisco’s attorneys’ requirements.
• Ability to operate efficiently in a highly automated environment dependent on e-enabled tools and communications systems.
• Excellent relationship and communication skills, adaptable, and a fast learner.
• Strong motivation to work in a fast-paced environment.
What Cisco Offers:
• Participation in the Cisco team culture, built on openness and transparency.
• A fantastic work environment with a competitive salary and generous benefits, including the ability to work remotely and lead a balanced lifestyle.
• World-class training to become a leading expert in various technology fields.
• Opportunities to combine your degree education with advanced training to build creative solutions to business challenges.
• Opportunity to be at the heart of the Cisco transformation to software, services, and solutions.
