Trainee lawyer
— at least one year of post-graduation experience

About the role

Responsibilities and duties
Our world? Technology. We’re a one-stop shop for technology projects (IT and telecoms businesses, but also banks, insurers, manufacturers and other sectors going digital). We cover a wide range of work, from commercial and corporate projects to IT, IP, venture capital, GDPR, e-commerce, cybersecurity, disputes and employment matters.

Customer success model. We’re not an external legal service. We’re a strategic legal partner. We work directly with company leadership and replace or complement their in-house legal teams. We have long-term relationships with our clients and work on a customer success model. In practice, that means we actively run their legal projects so they deliver directly on their business goals.

Freedom. We’re an open firm where everyone sees everything. We don’t have fixed working hours. After an initial period, we work hybrid: some people start early in the morning, others work in the evening. Some work from the office, others from their living room. You can fit in a workout during the day or take your kids to the doctor. You just need to manage your projects responsibly. There’s only one exception: we don’t work at weekends.

Responsibility. Freedom goes hand in hand with responsibility. We work on complex, important assignments. We act as our clients’ in-house legal team and we’re known for expecting a lot. But that doesn’t mean you’ll burn out. It means you know how to use the freedom we have in a healthy way while sticking to the standards and processes we run on.

Growth. We’re demanding. We expect a lot, but that means we’ll teach you a lot too. If you can handle an environment where we play it straight, we’ll move you forward faster than anywhere else: professionally, commercially and personally. It’s work, with everything that comes with it. Pressure, responsibility and mistakes. But in a place where we always say things straight to each other’s face and where we like you even when something doesn’t work out.

Realise your potential. We all have different strengths, and we’d love to get to know yours. Maybe you want to grow in legal work. Or you see yourself building client relationships. Or maybe you want to run training and build your own leadership profile. We’ll share the firm’s vision and goals with you and we’re happy to chat about where you see yourself in them.

Benefits

• Freedom to organise your work: no fixed working hours, hybrid working and trust in how you manage projects.

• Working from home as standard: not an exception, just a normal part of how we work after initial onboarding.

• A modern, thoughtfully designed workplace at EINPARK Offices by Corwin, Slovakia's greenest office building.

• Opportunities beyond law: if you fancy it, you can get involved in marketing, business development or events, broadening your perspective and gaining hands-on experience outside traditional legal work.

• Support for professional growth and visibility: you can give talks, create content and be part of events such as LegalTech Forum or our internal training. See www.legaltechforum.sk and https://www.mathisonlegal.sk/sk/vzdelavacia-zona.

• Business Breakfast and community: attend regular MATHISON Business Breakfast events and other workshops to develop your legal knowledge.

• Language courses: we run courses for anyone who wants to improve their legal and everyday English.

• Culture, not just colleagues: regular team-building, lunches and one-to-ones where there’s room to speak openly.

Recruitment process

Shortlisted candidates complete a legal assignment in the first round, followed by two rounds of meetings with the partners. We also offer an introductory day or project so you can meet the team and experience how we would work together. We move quickly: the process takes three to four weeks.

Send your CV to info@mathison.sk and don’t forget your cover letter. Learn more about us at www.mathisonlegal.sk.

Candidate requirements

Education
Master's or doctoral degree

Field of study
Law

Language skills
English, upper-intermediate (B2)

Relevant experience
At least one year of post-graduation experience for the trainee lawyer position.

Years of experience
1

Personal qualities and skills
We’re looking for a capable, hardworking lawyer who enjoys law and isn’t afraid of demanding projects. There’s a lot of freedom at our firm, so you need to take responsibility for managing your time and projects.