DESCRIPTION OF THE STEP TRAINEESHIP PROVIDER

The offices of RITTERSHAUS were founded in 1969 (Mannheim), 1993 (Frankfurt/Main) and 2009 (Munich). The firm offers a full-service practice for international and German companies as well as for private individuals. Our focus is on corporate law, M&A, employment law, intellectual property law as well as regulatory and administrative law. RITTERSHAUS has already been recognized by JUVE, the leading magazine for the German legal market, as “JUVE Law Firm of the Year for medium-sized companies” and as “JUVE Law Firm of the Year for Southwest Germany”.

WEBSITE

www.rittershaus.net

TYPE OF THE STEP TRAINEESHIP PROVIDER

Law firm, Notary

TRAINEESHIP TASKS

Participation in daily lectures covering a broad field of different legal topics (i.e. environmental law, venture capital, labour law etc.). It is a group traineeship carried out in 2 groups of 15 students each, so there are also group activities (Instagram challenge, visit to our natory offices in Frankfurt and others). The participants will have the chance to get an overview on the work of RITTERSHAUS as a full service law firm.

ORGANISING ELSA GROUP

ELSA Germany

PLACE OF THE TRAINEESHIP

Mannheim, Germany

TRAINEESHIP FORMAT

On-site

EARLIEST START DATE

04/08/2025

LATEST END DATE

29/08/2025

DURATION

4 week/s

REMUNERATION

EUR 450.00 per month

REQUIRED STUDY LEVEL

Undergraduate

LEGAL SKILLS REQUIRED

Administrative Law - General
Civil Law - General
Contract Law - General
Labour Law - General
Mergers and Acquisitions - General

LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED

German - Fluent
OR
German - Good
AND
English - Good

NUMBER OF TRAINEES

1

NUMBERS OF HOURS PER WEEK

15

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The lectures are in German, so a good grasp of the German language and basic legal terms would be good. The applicants should also have above grades and should have a designated social engagement.