Description

Legal Intern

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering-for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health
. We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression supportive and engaged line management technical and therapeutic area training peer recognition and total rewards program.
. We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose - Driven to Deliver - which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone's life.
. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented intern to support the Legal and Company Secretarial (CS) functions. The internship will provide hands-on experience in corporate legal matters, statutory compliance, contract review, and corporate governance. This is a great opportunity for students or recent graduates looking to gain exposure in a fast-paced corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal Support:

Conduct legal research on various corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters.
Support in preparing legal summaries, trackers, and presentations.
Help maintain legal databases and documents management systems.
Assist in reviewing and organizing contracts, including NDAs, service agreements, and vendor contracts.

Company Secretarial Support:

Assist in preparation of agenda, notices, minutes, and resolutions for Board and Committee meetings.
Support in maintenance of statutory registers and compliance checklists.
Help with filings under the Companies Act, 2013 (e.g., e-forms, ROC filings).
Assist in CSR compliance documentation and secretarial reporting.
Assist in FEMA compliances under RBI.

Eligibility Criteria:

Pursuing CS (Executive or Professional level) and/or pursuing LLB (3-year or 5-year course).
Good academic background and interest in corporate law and governance.
Good knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013, and basic legal principles.

Key Skills:

Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Good communication and research skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with integrity.
Attention to detail.

Benefits:

Hands-on experience in a corporate legal environment.
Mentorship from experienced professionals in Legal & CS domains.
Exposure to live corporate matters and governance frameworks.
Certificate of internship on successful completion.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented intern to support the Legal and Company Secretarial (CS) functions. The internship will provide hands-on experience in corporate legal matters, statutory compliance, contract review, and corporate governance. This is a great opportunity for students or recent graduates looking to gain exposure in a fast-paced corporate environment.