Job Description

Do you want to join Fortum to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together? Fortum Group Legal team is responsible for Fortum's corporate and business legal affairs, ethics and compliance and data privacy across the Fortum Group. Our team consists of around 40 professionals located in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Norway.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated law student to join our Group Legal team as a Legal Trainee at our headquarters in Espoo. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable practical experience in a large publicly listed company working closely with our Legal team members and other professionals. As our new Legal Trainee, you will support our Legal team and various internal stakeholders in a wide range of assignments. 

You will:

• Review NDAs and similar agreements independently
• Carry out legal research and analysis
• Provide practical support to the Legal team and other stakeholders in their day-to-day work

Some of your assignments can be tailored to your interests and previous experience, helping you gain meaningful exposure to in-house legal work.

This is a full-time fixed-term traineeship lasting six to seven months, starting on 1 March 2027.

About you

We are looking for a law student approaching the completion of their law degree at a Finnish law school. To be considered for the position, you should meet the following criteria:

• Academic progress: you have completed at least 180 ECTS credits in your legal studies (please note that the position is intended for a law student, and the master's degree must not be completed at the start of the traineeship).
• Language skills: you have excellent written and spoken Finnish and English, and strong overall communication skills.
• Proactive mindset and precision: you take initiative and work with care, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage workload: you are comfortable working on several assignments in parallel, can prioritise effectively and meet deadlines.
• Self-direction: you have a solution-oriented mindset and feel confident working autonomously.
• Motivation and interest: you are genuinely interested in the work of an in-house legal function and keen to deepen your understanding of contract law and the energy sector.

While not required, previous experience in the following areas is considered an advantage:

• Work experience in a law firm and/or an in-house legal team
• Experience in reviewing and drafting agreements
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools or other digital solutions used to support legal work, research or document review, and/or
• International exposure, 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.

Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.

Interested?

Submit your application with your CV and academic transcript on Tuesday 17 November at the latest. We will start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact Senior Legal Counsel, Anni Savelius: anni.savelius@fortum.com.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com