2023 Summer Internship — Legal Wooburn, England
Job description
Remote Work: Hybrid
Overview:
We are a community of changemakers, innovators and doers who come together to deliver a performance edge to the front line of business. We develop new technologies and create new solutions with partners to help organizations act with greater visibility, connectivity, and intelligence—delivering better experiences for workers and those they serve.
Being a part of Zebra means being seen, heard, valued, and respected as you define your path to a fulfilling career. Here, you'll have opportunities to learn and lead at a leading company, and you can channel your skills towards causes that you and the Zebra community care about, locally, and globally.
Together, we've only begun to define the edge of what's possible—for our people, our customers, and the world.
Build Your Edge. Build What's Next.
Join a community of changemakers, innovators, and doers.
Join Zebra.
The purpose of this internship is to prepare University students for entry into the legal and/ or business world by providing a thorough understanding of the various functions of the Zebra Technologies organization, focusing particularly on the work of the legal function. The program is designed to provide you with a full experience so that you can fully imagine a career with Zebra. You will be positioned for success with training, exposure to different parts of the business, social activities, a professional mentor relationship and development sessions to help you discover your own performance edge!
Zebra’s Legal Department supports a publicly traded technology company having approximately 9,000 employees. The Legal Department supports Zebra’s global commercial and government sales activities and other contracting activities, merger & acquisition and venture activities, the development and protection of intellectual property rights, environment, health & safety initiatives, compliance and ethics programs, global trade compliance and other functions throughout Zebra. Additionally, the Legal Department advises a variety of business units and internal business partners on employment related matters, litigation, claims, and other matters.
You will also be eligible to join any of our Inclusion groups such as Women Inclusion Network (WIN), Zebra’s Millenial and Gen Z Inclusion Network (EDGE), Zebra’s of All Abilities (ZOAA), Zebra Equality Alliance LGBTQ+ (ZEAL), Zebras of African Descent Inclusion Network (ZAD) and many more.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
Work on assigned projects with members of the Legal Department in different functions, such as: commercial contracts, SaaS, data privacy, compliance, trade compliance, employment, company secretarial, marketing, government affairs and environmental health and safety- Preparing legal research, written materials and giving presentations to guide lawyers that support specific business units or legal groups
- Develop planning, organizational and leadership skills
- Increase technology knowledge and skills in areas including robotics, software, mobile computing, RFID and self scanning technologies
- Develop team-based work proficiencies
- Develop interpersonal skills to connect with day-to-day business contacts through follow up activities
Hours / Schedule
Duration of six (6) weeks commencing 3 July 2023- Full Time Monday – Friday 35 hours a week
- be able to attend the office location in Bourne End near High Wycombe/ Maidenhead as primary work location as required but also be prepared to work remotely
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Current enrollment in an undergraduate or postgraduate law program (at a minimum you will have completed the second year of an undergraduate law program on commencement of internship)- Have the right to work in the UK
Preferred Qualifications
Have boundless curiosity about Zebra and the law- Have a strong desire to learn and grow and a positive approach to problem solving
- Have a range of interests outside the law or extracurricular experiences
- Be an enthusiastic team player who can collaborate but also work independently
- Be able to keep a sense of humor when working under pressure and be able to adapt your communication skills to different circumstances
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, & PowerPoint)
