Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates

Legal Intern (Vietnam)

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Viet NamFull-timeEarly careerLegal & Compliance

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Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Internship Program

3 months Location: Ho Chi Minh office Reports to: Vietnam Corporate Counsel Your Role: The interns will support the Legal function with legal research, regulatory monitoring, corporate record keeping and up-to-date compliance documentation.

Regulatory monitoring

  • Screen new regulations and authority requests. Prepare short summaries of their relevance and impact for stakeholders. Help research and draft answers to business questions on new guidelines.

Corporate secretarial

  • Support charter updates, UBO updates and other corporate filings.

Data protection

  • Help update the DP dossier regularly and keep supporting documents and processing records organized.

Legal operations

  • Help prepare contract templates and legal checklists.

Ad-hoc tasks

  • Support compliance training logistics and materials, coordinate payments to external counsel, translate documents and policies, and handle other tasks assigned by the Corporate Counsel.

Who you are

Final-year student majoring in Law, with a confirmation letter from the university (Giấy xác nhận đang là sinh viên của nhà trường)

English proficiency

IELTS 6.5 or above

  • Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and other Microsoft applications
  • Strong legal research and due diligence skills Integrity, diligence and a proactive mindset Availability for a 3-month internship, with the option to extend .

Nice to have Prior internship or exposure to corporate law, compliance or data protection Availability for full-time work (preferred) What you will learn Hands-on experience in corporate governance and regulatory compliance at a global science and technology company Insight into how the legal, compliance and business teams work together Mentoring and exposure to external law firms and authorities What we offer Learning and development opportunities A dynamic working environment Internship allowance.

What we offer

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences.

We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress! Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

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