Your legal internship
Find out more about your career opportunities in our legal department.
Key facts:
Location: Frankfurt am Main
Salary: € 1,334.31 / month
A wide range of tasks from written documents for court to research work
What awaits you at Commerzbank?
Would you like to gain valuable insights into the structures and working methods of a legal department at a major international bank? Then our legal internship is the right choice for you! You can explore a wide range of legal fields: corporate law, capital market law, labour law, lending law (including international syndicated loans, consumer credit law), payment law, structured financing, investment advice, IT law, competition law, banking supervisory law. We also offer insights into foreign legal departments, including those in New York, London and Singapore. During your time with us, you’ll be working with highly qualified and experienced lawyers who independently and comprehensively handle complex legal issues and develop practical solutions.
What qualifications and skills are we looking for?
- Above-average grade in your first state examination
- Enjoy learning about complex legal issues
- Fluent in German and English
What about your future prospects?
You can start your career as an in-house lawyer at our company. To avoid having to commit to a specific discipline right at the start of your legal career, our talent programme will offer all the guidance and flexibility you need. You’ll be employed on a permanent basis. In the first 18 months, you’ll work in three different teams within the legal department. You’ll get to know a wide range of banking products and related legal issues. And from day one, you’ll be involved in interdisciplinary teams in a collegial working environment. In interesting projects, transactions and cases, you’ll learn from experienced professionals, get actively involved and develop your skills. After going through the talent programme, the legal department will offer you lots of opportunities to specialise in a certain area, ranging from transactions and loans to capital market law and infrastructure management.
We’ll give you the space you need to shape your own legal career.
Benefits that inspire
Flexibility
You’ll be able to work on the move with flexible working hours, especially at our head office.
Open culture
Our team spirit is like no other. You’ll be able to see what goes on in our legal department and make useful contacts for your future.
Diverse tasks
During your legal internship, you’ll gain practical experience and take on responsibility.
Your application
Do you value transparency in the application process? So do we. We’ve put together some useful tips for submitting an application and preparing for your interview – straight from our recruiting team. You’ll also find answers to frequently asked questions.
