**Type**:
Permanent - Full Time
**Location**:
Milano
**Job Role**:
Business - Corporate
**About Withersworldwide**
A law firm focused on people and collaboration.
For the past 125 years, Withers has supported some of the world's most remarkable people and organisations at defining moments in their lives.
We are the only international law firm focused on successful individuals and private capital, working closely with founders, investors and family offices.
We also advise governments, charities, global brands and start-ups of all shapes and sizes.
Many of our clients are shaping the future and creating solutions to tackle many of the world's problems.
It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice.
Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there - whether they are building a business, looking after their family, involved in a complex dispute or protecting their finances for the future.
To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones.
We are agile, focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy.
It is a truly flexible working culture that puts people first.
Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future.
Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged.
Where you can truly be yourself.
**The Role**
We are looking for a Trainee Lawyer (_praticante avvocato_) to join and support our Sport team in Milan on a broad range of sports law matters.
Key elements of the role include:
- Legal research
- Document management, review and analysis
- Producing accurate, high-quality work, using the firm's software packages and document management systems
- Upon request, preparing first drafts of documents
- Providing effective and proactive communication with clients, legal staff and other support staff
- General administrative duties
- This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive.
It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this position._
**The Essentials**
- Trainee Lawyer ("_praticante avvocato_")
- Excellent academics (not less than 105/110)
- Specialisation in sports law
- Fluent Italian and English communication skills are mandatory
- Experience abroad for academic or professional purposes is an asset
- Enthusiastic and engaged attitude with excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style
- Teamwork is vital
- Strong IT skills (e.g., Word & Excel)
- Information for Recruitment Agencies_
- Equal Opportunities Employment Statement_
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