Legal Assistant Intern

As a global business, English is our primary language and English-only speakers will be involved in your recruitment process. All resumes should be in English for a successful review! 

Complete an internship project at SOPHiA GENETICS whose mission is to build the future of AI-assisted medicine, joining the Legal & Compliance team as a Legal Assistant Intern. 

Your mission: 

As a Legal Assistant Intern, you will contribute to building, structuring and developing a contracting framework and process aligned with SOPHiA GENETICS key territories legal requirements, updating underlying documents, and setting up the Sales and Sales Operations teams for success with new logos and new offerings (including Dispatch and Integrated) 

You will be involved in: 

• Building and structuring a contracting framework aligned with the legal requirements of key territories. 

• Updating underlying legal documentation to support new clients and offerings, including Dispatch and Integrated. 

• Conducting regulatory assessments of key territories to ensure compliance with local legal and data protection standards. 

• Collaborating with various departments to identify pain points and propose solutions for streamlining the contracting process. 

Requirements

The experience you bring: 

• Currently pursuing or having completed a Master’s degree in Law or related fields, or a student/graduate of École du Barreau. 

• Good knowledge of civil and commercial law. 

• Strong project management and organizational skills. 

• Proficiency in drafting legal documents in English, basic knowledge of common law (US, UK, Australia) would be an advantage. 

• Outgoing personality with the ability to engage with multiple departments and gather key insights. 

• Attention to detail, with a rigorous and focused work ethic. 

Benefits

What you will learn: 

• Gain a unique opportunity to contribute to a group-wide initiative across teams and geographies, acquiring valuable project management skills rarely offered in the legal field. 

• Learn about key legal and regulatory issues in a fast-paced software business within the healthcare industry. 

• Develop a deep understanding of the legal landscape in an international business environment, gaining insights into regulatory requirements, contracting, and compliance. 

Start: Jan 2025 

Contract type: 6-month internship 

All SOPHiA GENETICS internships & apprenticeships are paid as per each country's best practices and degree level.   

Application process 

Apply now with your CV and any supporting information. 

Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader, alongside key colleagues, and stakeholders from across the business. 

As a global business, English is our primary language and English-only speakers will be involved in your recruitment process. All resumes should be in English for a successful review!  

SOPHiA GENETICS: 

We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our AI SaaS Platform enables that. You will have direct input into our mission to radically improve the outcomes for Cancer & Rare Disease patients globally. Enable our customers to push industry boundaries, as we pioneer into newly discovered fields and combine complex, multi-modal data for the first time! 

For more information, visit our website: https://www.sophiagenetics.com/