Travel Retail - Legal & Risk Management Intern

ABOUT SHISEIDO TRAVEL RETAIL

Founded in 1872, Shiseido is a global beauty company operating in approximately 120 countries and regions around the world. Our corporate mission: BEAUTY INNOVATIONS FOR A BETTER WORLD.

Based in Singapore, Shiseido Travel Retail is Shiseido's global duty-free business which specializes in accelerating the growth of Shiseido's brands to travellers and includes operations in airports, downtown stores, border shops, airlines, and ferries. Our portfolio includes skincare brands SHISEIDO, Clé de Peau Beauté, IPSA, ANESSA, THE GINZA, Drunk Elephant, and ELIXIR; makeup brand NARS; and fragrance brands narciso rodriguez and ISSEY MIYAKE PARFUMS.

MAIN PURPOSE

We are seeking a motivated and tech-savvy Legal Intern to join our Legal & Risk Management (LRM) team. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in both law and information technology and will assist with various legal and IT-related tasks. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a multidisciplinary environment.

You will work closely with our LRM team and gain first-hand experience of the daily tasks and challenges of an APAC in-house commercial legal team. You can expect to be exposed to a diverse range of learning opportunities, including internal stakeholder management.

Through this internship, you will engage in key legal research projects, legal memo drafting, legal know-house database management, and contribute directly to key topics such as multi-jurisdiction data privacy, intellectual property and risk management topics.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist to conduct privacy audit, identify compliance gaps and prepare/implement action plan
• Compile and organise database of internal risk management reports
• Support preparation of legal and risk management training programs to internal stakeholders - topics including Data Protection, Anti-competition, Code of Conduct and Ethics
• Contribute to training materials development such as presentation and video development, design and version updates
• Conduct research and analysis, draft newsletter on various topics, including commercial laws, data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and risk management
• Update contract trackers and assist with contract management
• Support maintenance of legal know-how database management/LRM intranet
• Assist in preparing legal documents
• Assist in day-to-day ad-hoc administrative tasks, as required

REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate students from faculty of law, law and IT
• Interest in the FMCG and/or travel retail sectors
• Good working knowledge of data protection, information security and privacy laws around the region will be a plus
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Sharepoint, Powerpoint)
• Proactive with a high level of initiative
• Ability to multitask and adjust priorities
• A well-rounded team player, collaborative and willing to learn
• Organized and detail oriented
• Fluency in Chinese (spoken and written) will be an advantage for reviewing of Chinese legal documents
• Experience with video editing software including Canva would be an added advantage