Sustainability Law, Internship

Greenly 🌱 is a B corp certified SaaS founded in 2019 by Alexis, Matthieu and Arnaud.

Our platform streamlines data collection and analysis through integrations, making the calculation of carbon emissions accurate, intuitive, and affordable.

Every day, we work with the goal of enabling companies to commit to a carbon reduction trajectory and to engage their entire ecosystem (employees, clients, suppliers) around their climate strategy.

Greenly supports clients within all industries. Currently working with over 2,500 clients, our assistance goes beyond basic carbon assessments by also including services such as Green IT, lifecycle analysis (LCA), and compliance with SBTi and CSRD initiatives.

Our Values:

• Ambition for climate : Minimize GHG emissions, maximize climate impact
• Deliver with agility : Work in small increments: fail fast, learn fast, win fast
• Own your opportunities : achieve outstanding results by showing initiative and accountability
• Feedback paves the way : Succeed as a team by helping others progress

Curious to know more ? Take a look at our blog! 

About the team

Are you passionate about sustainability and possess a keen interest in the intersection of law, environmental regulations, and technology? 

We’re seeking a talented and driven individual to join us and support our growth whilst learning from our teams! 

Reporting directly to our COO, this is an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to our mission of driving positive change in sustainability. 

About the role

There are four different axes through which you will be able to learn and help us grow. 

• Contract Management: Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, agreements and other legal document. You will be a key player in supporting our sales teams by providing legal insights and facilitating smooth business operations.
• Legal Business Partner: support all teams with legal matters, for example HR (employment topics), Product (IP), potential litigations and dispute resolutions matters, compliance (including RGPD), corporate matters… You will be expected to be polyvalent, keen to learn topics outside of your area of expertise, and work closely with our external counsels when needed. 
• Regulatory Insight: Develop and update concise one-pagers on various environmental and legal regulations for our teams (sales and marketing, but also product). This requires staying abreast of the latest legal developments within our industry, enabling us to adapt and thrive.
• Research and Product Development: Conduct comprehensive research on Climate, Carbon, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) regulations. Your insights will directly influence the design and features of our products, helping our customers comply with complex regulations.

Required skills 

• 📚 Educational Background: You are on track to complete your law degree (preferably in corporate law) from a reputable institution, with a specialization or significant interest in environmental law.
• 🧠 Curiosity and Adaptability: We don’t expect you to be an expert in all aspects of the law, but to be proactive in researching and solving legal issues by exposing key risks and allow us to make the right business decisions. 
• 🔍 Regulatory Acumen: Excellent legal research skills (mastering legal databases) and an understanding of contract law and corporate law. Familiarity with international standards, environmental legislation and regulations is a plus. 
• 🗣️ Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, understandable language for non-legal teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential. 
• 🤝 Problem Solving & teamwork: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams 
• 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Languages: Proficient in both French and English
  
  This position is based in Paris, all candidates based outside of the region will not be validated. 
  We require availability starting in January. Candidates available later in the year will be considered but not prioritised. 
  

Compensation and benefits

• A monthly salary of 1200€ (gross)
• Your monthly transportation fee 50% covered by Greenly (Pass Navigo).
• Lunch vouchers (by EKIP for a more sustainable way of eating!)
• Flexible WFH policy and a beautiful office in the heart of Paris.
• An ambitious, welcoming & friendly team excited about growing together and ready to tackle the biggest challenge of our time 🌏

The recruitment process

Applications will be received until the end of December. Date by which you will receive an answer to your application. 

If selected: 

• Have an introduction call with Sabina, our Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Prepare and present a case study exercise to Laetitia Carle, our COO.