Legal - Working Student
Role Overview
This is a junior-level working student role in the Legal team at a fintech SaaS company, supporting global operations through contract review, legal research, and compliance activities. Day-to-day tasks include drafting agreements, assisting with regulatory monitoring, and collaborating cross-functionally with teams like Sales and Product. The hire will gain hands-on experience in commercial law and fintech regulation, contributing directly to impactful projects in anti-money laundering and fraud detection.
Perks & Benefits
The role is fully remote, offering flexibility in location, with no explicit time zone restrictions mentioned, though collaboration with global teams may require some overlap. It provides hands-on experience in a fast-growing tech environment, exposure to cross-functional projects, and opportunities for professional growth through mentorship from experienced legal professionals. The company culture emphasizes mutual trust, support, and passion, allowing individuals to make a difference in impactful areas like compliance and fraud prevention.
Full Job Description
About Us
Hawk is the leading provider of AI-supported anti-money laundering and fraud detection technology. Banks and payment providers globally are using Hawk’s powerful combination of traditional rules and explainable AI to improve the effectiveness of their AML compliance and fraud prevention by identifying more crime while maximizing efficiency by reducing false positives. With our solution, we are playing a vital role in the global fight against Money Laundering, Fraud, or the financing of terrorism. We offer a culture of mutual trust, support and passion – while providing individuals with opportunities to grow professionally and make a difference in the world.
Your Mission:
As a Working Student in our Legal team, you’ll support a wide variety of legal and compliance work that underpins Hawk’s global operations. From contract review to regulatory research and legal operations, you’ll gain practical experience across commercial law, fintech regulation, and cross-functional collaboration. This is a great opportunity for a motivated law student to develop hands-on skills in a fast-moving SaaS environment while contributing to impactful projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Support contract work by reviewing, drafting, and organizing commercial, vendor, and partnership agreements.
Assist with legal research across areas such as financial regulation, AML/Compliance, data protection, corporate law, and employment law.
Help maintain internal legal documentation, templates, and process checklists.
Support regulatory and compliance activities, including monitoring changes in regulations and updating internal stakeholders.
Participate in cross-functional projects, assisting Legal in collaborating with teams such as Sales, Product, People, and Finance.
Help with legal operations, including tracking deadlines, managing external counsel documents, and organizing internal legal resources.
Qualifications:
Currently enrolled (and available for at least the next 6 months) in a law degree program:
Staatsexamen, bachelor’s or master’s— ideally with coursework in commercial, corporate, tech, or financial regulatory law.
Strong interest in tech, SaaS, fintech, or compliance regulations (AML, data protection, financial regulation).
Strong English skills (C1 or above); German skills are a plus and helpful for reviewing documents.
Detail-oriented, organised, and able to handle multiple tasks reliably.
Comfortable working independently, taking initiative, and asking questions proactively.
Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Reliability and discretion when handling confidential information.
What You’ll Gain:
Hands-on experience supporting an in-house legal team at a fast-growing tech company.
Exposure to global legal topics across commercial law, compliance, data protection, and regulatory requirements.
Insight into how legal frameworks support a SaaS business in the financial sector.
The opportunity to contribute to real projects and see your work have an impact.
A supportive environment where you can learn from experienced legal professionals.
Cross-functional exposure to teams such as Sales, Product, Customer Success, People, and Leadership.
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