Trainee, Legal

Are you a passionate and ambitious law student eager to launch your career? Then you want to join Fortum to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. This is a chance to be part of our global Legal team as Legal Trainee at our headquarters in Espoo and a great opportunity for you to work alongside our Legal team members to acquire valuable practical experience at a large publicly listed company. 

About the role

As Legal Trainee, your primary responsibilities will include independent reviewing of NDAs and other similar agreements, but you will also conduct legal research and perform other day-to-day legal support related tasks. Part of your tasks can be tailored based on your personal interests and prior experience, ensuring a challenging and fulfilling working environment. Fortum Group Legal team is responsible for Fortum's corporate and business legal affairs, ethics and compliance and data privacy within the Fortum Group. We are a team of over 40 high-level professionals located in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Norway.
 

This is a full-time traineeship for a fixed period of 6-7 months, starting on 25 August 2025.

About you
We are looking for a law student at the final stages of their law studies at a Finnish law school. Here is what we are looking for, in particular:

• Academic progress: you have completed at least 200 ECTS credits of your legal studies at the start of the traineeship (however, the position is tailored for a law student, so your master's degree should not be completed yet at the start of the traineeship).

• Language skills: you have excellent command of both written and spoken Finnish and English, with strong overall communication skills.

• Multitasking ability: you are able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently and perform within the agreed deadlines.

• Independence: you have a can-do attitude and are comfortable working independently.

• Interest in the role of an in-house counsel, energy sector and contract law: areas in which you are eager to deepen your knowledge. 

While not directly required, having the following experience is considered beneficial:

• previous work experience at a law firm and/or within an in-house legal team.

• experience in reviewing and drafting agreements.

• international experience, such as exchange studies. 

We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Interested?

Please submit your application, CV and a transcript of your studies by Thursday 22 May 2025 at the latest. We may begin interviewing candidates during the application period, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Legal Counsel, Anni Savelius, via email at anni.savelius@fortum.com. 

To be selected for the position, the applicant may go through a background clearance and a health examination which may also include drug testing.  

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com