Apprenticeship | Legal | September 2025

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Mergers and acquisitions
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YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

 

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

 

As a leading global insurance company, we prioritize human progress by safeguarding what matters most. Join our team of 150,000 professionals in an innovative and challenging environment.

AXA Headquarters brings together the group's corporate activities and oversees global entities, ensuring strategic coordination and compliance with standards, as well as consistency in commercial approaches.

You will join the Group Legal team as an Apprentice in the Legal Department.

The Group Legal Department (20 experienced lawyers, several project managers, and 3 assistants, representing over 8 nationalities) provides its expertise and advice in the following areas:

  • Business Law, 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships, 
  • Financial Transactions,
  • Corporate Law and securities law,
  • Regulatory, reinsurance, ESG.

 

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSABILITIES:

 

  • Corporate Law: assistance in the preparation of AXA's general meeting, employee shareholding operations established by the Group, drafting of regulated information (annual report), reports required by the Solvency II regulation, research in securities and corporate law, legal secretarial work, etc.
  • Financial Transactions: drafting of loan contracts, participation in internal and external financing through market or banking channels, research in financial law (securities, banking, etc.).
  • Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships: research and drafting of notes, due diligence, participation in signings/closings; post-closing follow-up (liability guarantees).
  • Preparation of various materials for the Group Legal Director in the context of Committee meetings.
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YOUR PROFILE

  • You have at least some initial professional experience in a company and/or in a law firm,
  • You demonstrate ease in working in English (both oral and written)
  • You ideally have some knowledge of financial and accounting matters
  • You have a sense of teamwork, are organized and autonomous, demonstrate dynamism, interpersonal skills, and availability
  • You are motivated to participate in varied projects in the technical and demanding field of insurance.
  • With a minimum of a Bac+4 degree in Business Law (corporate law, banking and financial law)

We encourage you to apply even if you do not fully meet all the qualifications listed. In AXA, we are convincing that diversity did the wealth of our company. We ensure equal skills-based application review and accommodate specific needs.

 

WHY JOIN US

 

You will join:

  • A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet 
  • A company with strong values
  • A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
  • A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group)
  • A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

 

In line with our commitments, we celebrate each new hire by taking action for global reforestation: we plant a tree for every recruitment. So, are you ready to apply?

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