Legal Intern - Corporate and M&A (6 months)

Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 (more about our culture here).

Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,600+ Qontoers serving over 600,000+ customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started.

Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit.

AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embedded in how we work (here) - Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it.

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As the Legal Intern – Corporate and M&A, you will have a global overview from a legal standpoint of all aspects of Qonto's business, in particular related to corporate and M&A topics.

You will join the Legal Team, under the supervision of Djesia, Head of Legal for Corporate, Governance and M&A, and will also work closely with other teams (finance, people, risk, regulatory, compliance, internal control, and strategic projects).

➡️ What you'll do

• Assist in day-to-day general corporate matters (including preparing meetings of the corporate bodies, i.e. shareholders' meetings, board meetings, etc.)
• Assist with employee equity schemes (BSPCE): drafting the legal and contractual documentation and monitoring periodic allocations
• Assist across all M&A activities, from the audit phase to closing operations, including drafting transaction documents such as share purchase agreements, investment agreements, and shareholders' agreements, as well as ancillary agreements
• Contribute to creating and improving internal processes related to Qonto's legal topics
• Carry out legal research on corporate matters and, more generally, support the daily activities of Qonto's legal team.

➡️ What we’re looking for

• Experience: prior internship or apprenticeship in an international law firm, bank, or fintech, with a focus and strong interest in Corporate and M&A issues
• Academic background: Master's student in Corporate/Business Law in France (a dual degree with a business school or Sciences Po, an LLM abroad, or being enrolled at a Bar School for a January start are all a plus)
• Communication and rigor: strong oral and written communication skills, a good sense of diplomacy, and well-honed organizational and analytical skills
• Mindset: curious, adaptable, proactive and reliable — you take ownership of what's assigned to you and know when to flag something up rather than sit on it; comfortable using AI tools day-to-day
• Languages: French and fluent English is required
• Starting date: January 2027

➡️ What we can offer you

• Work in a fast-paced and scaling environment
• Work with diverse and inclusive teams
• Join an international company — our teams bring together colleagues from 80+ nationalities
• Access to digitalized legal tools to facilitate your work

➡️ Your future manager

You'll work closely with Djesia, Head of Legal – Corporate/M&A. Djesia has spent 15+ years advising French and international clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, acting as lead counsel on M&A, LBO and strategic corporate matters at Dentons and Franklin Law Firm, including a secondment as M&A Senior Legal Counsel at TotalEnergies.

Her approach: manage deals end-to-end with pragmatic, business-oriented advice, and lead with rigor while mentoring the team along the way.

⚠️ Certain of our perks and benefits are only available to employees on permanent contracts

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along

Perks

At Qonto, we understand that true diversity isn’t just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick — who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we’ve been searching for all along.

By applying, you agree that Qonto processes your personal data to assess your application. Your data is kept for up to 2 years in our candidate pool. Read our Privacy Notice for full details.

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On average, our hiring process lasts 15 working days, with 3 steps:

• Interview with our recruiter
• Interview with your future mentor/manager
• Case Study debrief

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