Legal & Compliance Intern (All Genders Welcome)

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Legal & Compliance Intern (All Genders Welcome)

at the Kia Italia in Milan, Italy

Kia is, together with its sister brand Hyundai, the fifth-largest automotive company in the world. Since its foundation in 1944, Kia has been a significant player in the booming automotive industry, not only in South Korea but worldwide. People drive KIA cars in about 180 countries.

At Kia, the best and brightest employees contribute their different perspectives and knowledge to innovative and creative mobility solutions. The company fully supports its workers through policies that outline clear goals that include a free and creative working environment. We offer all-out support to realize a creative corporate culture, one in which people can lead a happy work-life balance.

The Legal & Compliance Intern will report directly to the Legal & Compliance Senior Manager and will support the function in managing day-to-day legal and compliance activities, gaining hands-on experience in corporate legal processes within an international and structured organization.
The role is designed to provide a strong learning opportunity, allowing the intern to develop practical skills in legal analysis, compliance monitoring, documentation management and cross-functional collaboration.

In addition, the Legal & Compliance Intern will support the Legal & Compliance Senior Manager in matters related to litigation, both under an out-of-court (extrajudicial) perspective and by coordinating with external legal counsels in relation to judicial litigation activities.

Your Mission:

• Support the Legal & Compliance Senior Manager in the review, drafting and archiving of legal documentation (e.g. contracts, agreements, internal policies and procedures).

• Assist in monitoring compliance activities in line with internal policies, corporate guidelines and applicable regulations.

• Contribute to the update and maintenance of legal and compliance documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency and proper version control.

• Support legal research activities on regulatory and compliance topics relevant to the company’s business.

• Assist in managing interactions with internal stakeholders (e.g. People & Organization, Finance, Business functions) and external stakeholders (e.g. Kia Europe) on legal and compliance-related matters.

• Provide support in preparing reports, presentations and internal communications related to legal and compliance topics.

• Support the team in audit, risk assessment and compliance initiatives, when required.

• Perform general administrative support activities related to the Legal & Compliance function.

• Support the Legal & Compliance Senior Manager in litigation-related activities, including assistance in out-of-court (extrajudicial) matters and coordination with external legal counsels for judicial litigation, ensuring proper information flow, documentation support and alignment with internal stakeholders.

Your Talents:

• Master’s degree in law (completed or in progress)

  Background in Business Law, Corporate Law, Compliance, Regulatory Law or similar fields is considered a plus.

• Italian and English fluent

• Basic knowledge of corporate legal and compliance principles.

• Ability to read, understand and summarize legal and regulatory documents.

• Good command of Microsoft Office(Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Good organizational and time-management skills.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and interact with different functions.

Some of the Benefits:

⏰Flexible Hours

💻Hybrid working (up to 2 days a week remote working)

🍕15€ meal voucher

📚 Subscription to LinkedIn Learning

🎉Recreational activities for employees

Location
Kia Italia Head Office is based in the Pharo building in Milan, strategically located between Portello and CityLife in a vibrant, service-rich area. Pharo is a symbol of sustainability, featuring energy and water efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions, and high-quality indoor environments, earning the prestigious LEED Platinum certification. This alignment with sustainability underscores our dedication to a greener future, which is a core value of our company and is embodied in our headquarters.

The offer is addressed to people of both genders in compliance with Legislative Decree n. 198/2006.

The interested candidates should send a detailed resume providing explicit authorisation of Personal Data Treatment (GDPR - Regulation EU 679/2016). We also recommend mentioning whether a work permit/visa to live and work in the country of recruitment is required.