2025 Summer – CLO, Law Student Intern (4 Months)

Job title: 2025 Summer – CLO, Law Student Intern (4 Months)

Company: Royal Bank of Canada


Job description: Job SummaryParticipates in and supports the operational activities of a business unit. Applies experience and complete working knowledge of the job and policies/practices to perform a combination of routine tasks and varied administrative/operational assignments.Job DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?RBC is Canada’s largest financial institution with approximately 80,000 employees worldwide. The Law Group provides legal services on a global basis to the RBC enterprise. Today, some 200 lawyers – backed by a professional staff of more than 150 in Canada, the United States, Caribbean, Europe and Hong Kong – help business and functional partners to seize opportunities, overcome challenges, manage legal risk and develop creative strategies to advance business objectives.The Toronto office of the RBC Law Group is looking for two full-time summer students (approximately May to August) for 2025 to support all of Law Group in Canada. Note: Summer 2025 students will be expected to work in a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.What will you do?Students in the Law Group generally conduct legal research, engage in drafting and assist with the provision of legal advice with respect to:

• Providing enterprise legal and regulatory counsel in support of all businesses, products and initiatives; managing disputes affecting the enterprise; and providing support to enterprise level activities, including Bank Act issues, enterprise compliance, M&A, corporate governance, IP, procurement, litigation and privacy support; and
• Participating in meetings with Law Group lawyers to provide advice to business units, as needed.

What do you need to succeed?Must-have

• Applications will be accepted only from second-year law students (or from students who are in their second year of a joint JD/MBA program)
• Available for approximately four months commencing May 2025
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Personal ownership pertaining to your performance
• Superb organizational, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team

What’s in it for you?We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference
• Opportunities to building close relationships

In order to be considered please submit your full application package which includes: cover letter, resume and all transcripts (undergraduate, law and MBA if applicable).Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Summer 2025 Student placement with a start date of May 2025, and end date of August 2025. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of August 2025 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in August 2025), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying – candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is January 22, 2025. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.ET25Job Skills Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal InitiativeAdditional Job DetailsAddress: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOCity: TORONTOCountry: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRPJob Type: Student/Coop (Fixed Term)Pay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2025-01-13Application Deadline: 2025-01-23Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveInclusion and Equal Opportunity EmploymentAt RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.Join our Talent CommunityStay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at .

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Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:35:09 GMT

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