Momentum Metropolitan: Legal Internship Programme 2022

To assist the Momentum Investments: Retail division (and other divisions within MML when necessary) with providing legal advice and opinions, product development advice and affiliated legal services relating to Long term insurance, Investments, Retirement Funds, Governance and other general legal services.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with legal functions relating to retail products and retirement fund governance.
• Keeping abreast of legislative developments.
• Reviewing, interpreting and implementing relevant legislation in collaboration with the Compliance Team.
• Legal research on pertinent issues that impact on the MML business.
• Drafting of responses to disputes.
• Drafting of legal updates on industry topics.
• General Corporate Governance issues.

Requirements:

• LLB degree
• Admitted attorney (an advantage).
• Interest in financial services industry, specifically long-term insurance, retirement and associated products.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to adhere to academic guidelines
• Willing to conform to rigid standards of performance
• High energy levels and self-motivated
• Be able to produce work of high quality
• High concentration levels and attention to detail
• Work accurately and carefully
• Be willing to keep up-to-date with advances in techniques and equipment
• Good interpersonal skills
• Adherence to Safety requirements