Legal Intern at Childrens Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Key Tasks

• Assisting with contract drafting and negotiations with CIFF's grantee organisations in children's development and climate change.
• Preparing confidentiality agreements, amendment agreements, consultancy agreements and other ancillary documents in the context of grants and other services.
• Assisting with legal due diligence on CIFF's proposed grantees.
• Assisting in the management process of proposed grants and other projects (e.g. pipeline reviews).
• Managing signing of documents and liaising with the project managers where necessary to finalise agreements.
• Carrying out legal research on a variety of matters relating to programme issues, legal and regulatory issues (including charity law), programme governance issues, conflicts of interest, commercial contracts and consultancy contracts.
• Providing input to improve legal processes (e.g. contract management process).

Requirements:

• A qualification in law, although we will consider candidates with other related backgrounds dependent on experience.
• Strong research skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong drafting skills in English.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Working experience of Microsoft Office.
• The following are desirable:
  • Some previous experience of drafting basic contracts.
  • Experience in a charity or not-for-profit organisation.
  • A demonstratable interest in improving children's lives and climate change.