Legal Trainee (Nordics, English) (Fixed-Term Contract)

Minimum qualifications:

• Master's degree in Law (LL.M) from a Nordic University.
• Experience building relationships and communicating with individuals at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to communicate in English and one of the Nordic languages (i.e., Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish or Icelandic) fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in legal analysis and research.
• Experience working on numerous projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a law firm, or a media/technology company.
  
  

About The Job

As a Legal Trainee, you will help to respond to legal challenges of the information age. You will get an insight into a variety of legal challenges at Google and YouTube, while promoting the development of internet law in an unconventional environment.

Available to start March 2026 for a 12 months fixed-term contract.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for handling some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you take on unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Respond to various legal requests from users and third-parties in relation to Google services and be the first point of contact for internal teams.
• Assist the Legal team in the analysis, preparation and/or the management of court proceedings.
• Assist in a variety of projects, such as the localization of Google products, marketing assessments, the review and drafting of agreements.
• Conduct legal research on a variety of legal topics (e.g., intellectual property, consumer regulations, media regulations, marketing law, data protection, AI, etc.).
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of internal knowledge databases for the Legal team. Use internal AI tools for all of the above.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .