Legal Intern - Corporate and M&A (6 months)

Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 (more about our culture here).

Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,700 Qontoers serving over 750,000 customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started.

Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit.

AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embedded in how we work (here) - Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it.

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Mission

Join us as our Legal Intern – Corporate and M&A to get hands-on exposure to high-stakes M&A deals and corporate governance work inside one of Europe's fastest-scaling fintechs.

Impact

As the Legal Intern – Corporate and M&A, you'll have a 360° legal view of Qonto's corporate and M&A activity. You'll work closely with Djesia, our Head of Legal for Corporate, Governance and M&A, and partner regularly with Finance, People, Risk, Regulatory, Compliance, Internal Control, and Strategic Projects teams.

➡️ What you'll do

• Support day-to-day general corporate matters, including preparing shareholders' meetings and board meetings
• Draft and monitor BSPCE documentation, including periodic allocation tracking for employee equity schemes
• Contribute across the full M&A lifecycle, from audit to closing, drafting transaction documents such as share purchase agreements, investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, and ancillary documents
• Help build and improve internal legal processes and tools
• Carry out legal research on corporate matters and support the Legal team's daily activity

➡️ What we're looking for

• Experience: a prior internship or apprenticeship in an international law firm, bank, or fintech, with real exposure to droit des sociétés and M&A work specifically, not just adjacent corporate or compliance tasks
• Academic background: Master's student in Corporate/Business Law in France; being enrolled at a Bar School (EFB or equivalent) for a January start, a dual degree with a business school or Sciences Po, or an international LLM are all a plus
• Communication and rigor: strong oral and written communication, good diplomacy, and solid organizational and analytical skills
• Mindset: curious, adaptable, proactive and reliable — you take ownership of what's assigned to you and know when to flag something up rather than sit on it; comfortable using AI tools day-to-day
• Languages: French and fluent English required

Starting date: January 2027

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

➡️ What we can offer you

• Work in a fast-paced, scaling legal team at the center of Qonto's corporate and M&A activity
• Join diverse, inclusive teams across 80+ nationalities
• Hands-on exposure to live M&A deals, not just observation
• Access to digitalized legal tools (AI-enabled) to support your daily work

➡️ Your future manager

You'll work closely with Djesia, Head of Legal – Corporate/M&A. Djesia has spent 15+ years advising French and international clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, acting as lead counsel on M&A, LBO and strategic corporate matters at Dentons and Franklin Law Firm, including a secondment as M&A Senior Legal Counsel at TotalEnergies. Her approach: manage deals end-to-end with pragmatic, business-oriented advice, and lead with rigor while mentoring the team along the way.

⚠️ Certain of our perks and benefits are only available to employees on permanent contracts.

Perks

Flex your schedule. Work from home up to 2 days a week with our hybrid policy.

Stay active. Gympass gives you access to 3,000+ sports and wellness partners.

Eat well. Lunch card, 50% on us.

Get around. 50% of the cost of your public transportation pass is covered.

Enjoy the rest. Team events, snacks, and beverages.

Take time off. 1 paid day off per month, no questions asked.

Be yourself. An inclusive, supportive environment where everyone belongs.

At Qonto, we understand that true diversity isn’t just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick — who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we’ve been searching for all along.

By applying, you agree that Qonto processes your personal data to assess your application. Your data is kept for up to 2 years in our candidate pool. Read our Privacy Notice for full details.

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On average, our hiring process lasts 15 working days, with 3 steps:
Interview with our recruiter
Interview with your future mentor/manager
Case Study debrief
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