Legal Intern

About Us

Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.

In just four years, we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.

Are you up for the challenge?

Position Overview

We're looking for a motivated Legal Intern to join our Legal team full- or part-time. This internship offers a unique opportunity to support paralegal and legal operations functions across a broad range of activities within a fast-paced, global legal environment. Working closely with the Head of Legal, you will contribute to day-to-day legal operations, help establish and maintain legal processes, and assist in drafting and reviewing legal and commercial documents.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad legal and commercial exposure and directly contribute to the growth of a cutting-edge AI company.

Key responsibilities:

Paralegal Support

• Assist in the preparation and review of NDAs, contracts and legal documents.

• Conduct legal research on corporate, governance and compliance matters.

• Support the maintenance of corporate records and company secretarial documentation.

Legal Operations

• Assist in establishing legal processes, including document repositories and intranet pages (e.g., SharePoint).

• Collaborate in standardizing legal templates/commercial contracts.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law.

• Interest for in-house legal practice, commercial, corporate, and/or legal tech.

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to learn.

• Comfortable working in an international environment and collaborating across teams.

• Strong organizational and communication skills.

• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus).

Location

This is an on-site/hybrid position, based in one of our Axelera AI offices: Florence in Italy, Amsterdam or Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Paris in France, or Bristol in the United Kingdom.

What we offer 

This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. You'll leverage your expertise to protect Axelera AI's interests and contribute to its growth.

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team. 

At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.