Legal and Public Affairs Intern (FR and EN required) / Stage Juriste Droit des Affaires et Affaires Publiques (français et anglais requis)
We’re here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new. Back Market is the leading global marketplace for refurbished devices, which help the planet by lowering our collective environmental impact — to the tune of up to 92% less carbon emissions and 89% less water than brand new. Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.
From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineers, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet — and consumers — a break.
Are you ready to join us?
The Legal and Public Affairs Department at a glance:
This team aims to support Back Market's growth worldwide. You will join this team and report directly to one of the senior lawyers. In short, you'll be his or her right (or left) hand man, getting into the practical life of a legal expert. The Legal and Public Affairs Department works closely with the CSR, CyberSecurity, Risk & Fraud and Finance teams.
As the Legal and Public Affairs Intern, you will help the legal team in supporting Back Market’s legal operations and assist the Public Affairs team in developing and implementing its strategy to enhance the growth of the circular economy. This role involves conducting legal research and ensuring monitoring, reviewing and drafting contracts, assisting in the implementation of new regulations and providing legal advice to ensure all teams of Back Market are aware of our legal processes.
YOUR MISSION (IF YOU ACCEPT IT): 🥇
- Perform legal research and draft legal memos
- Ensure legal monitoring
- Participate in the drafting and negotiation of contracts / contractual clauses with Services Providers
- Contribute to set-up a reliable and up-to-date legal process documentation
- Provide legal advice to all teams of Back Market on various subjects (consumption law, advertising law, environmental law, distribution law, intellectual property law, competition law, digital law, privacy law, and compliance regulations)
- Assist the team to structure the governance of the Group
- Support the Public Affairs team in the building of a regulatory framework fitted to the growth of a more circular economy through legal analysis of bill drafts, discussions and votes, monitoring of policy making, stakeholders mapping, position paper building and participation to external meetings
YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE IF: ⭐
- You are an “EFB” student and/or have a DJCE or Master II in law, ideally in digital or e-commerce law, privacy law, distribution/consumption, or economic/competition law
- Looking for a 6-month internship in Bordeaux (preferably) or Paris
- Available from July to December 2025 or from January to June 2026 (please specify the dates when applying)
- English and French are no-brainers (fully professional capability). If you’re extra cool and speak more languages, bonus points for you!
- You already have prior internship experience in a related area, big plus if worked with digital or e-commerce law, privacy law, distribution and competition law, and consumption law
- You are endowed with excellent communication skills and a strong capacity for analysis and synthesis
RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 📅
- Technical interview with the direct manager (on Zoom - 45min)
- Home assignment/ technical test
- Admin interview with the HR (on Zoom - 20 to 30min)
- Team fit interview with another member of the team (on Zoom - 30 min)
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼
At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).
No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:
- A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.
- Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
- Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.
At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.
We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.
If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.
What We Do
At the heart of Back Market is a simple idea: make devices a bit cleaner by making them last a bit longer. We think it's time to offer a strong and mainstream alternative to new products by making existing used devices more appealing to potential customers and making them accessible as a strong alternate option.
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