LEGAL INTERN OPENING

Gençoğlu Partners Istanbul Office, is currently seeking a Legal Intern to join its team.

Our office advises across a range of practice areas, with a particular focus on commercial law, contracts, dispute resolution, criminal law and intellectual property. We welcome applications from candidates who wish to gain close exposure to qualified legal practice, work systematically on real matters and pursue their professional development within a disciplined and structured environment.

About the Position

This position is intended for candidates who view the traineeship period not merely as a formal requirement, but as a meaningful stage of professional development grounded in both responsibility and learning. The legal intern will be involved, in a structured and supervised manner, in the office’s legal and advisory work, and will actively contribute to legal research, drafting, file follow-up and the internal functioning of the office.

Core Qualifications

• Strong legal research, reading and written communication skills,

• Careful attention to Turkish writing rules and the ability to adapt to a disciplined corporate drafting style,

• A strong willingness to learn, a high sense of responsibility and the ability to work effectively within a team,

• Organised, attentive and diligent in follow-up and task management,

• A strong awareness of confidentiality and sensitivity to professional ethical standards,

• Preferably a good command of written and reading English.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting legal research on legislation, case law and doctrine,

• Assisting in the preparation of draft petitions, notices, contracts and legal memoranda,

• Taking part in the digital and physical follow-up of active files,

• Assisting with preparatory work relating to hearings, applications, notifications and similar legal processes,

• Contributing to internal reporting, filing systems and the orderly maintenance of the office archive,

• Preparing summaries and working notes in relation to client files when required.

What We Value in a Candidate

• Attention to detail and discipline,

• Time management and the habit of delivering work on time,

• Openness to feedback,

• The ability to adapt to a structured corporate working environment,

• A genuine interest in long-term professional development,

• Professional seriousness in communication and representation.

The Working Environment We Offer

• A structured and instructive traineeship process built around real legal matters,

• A systematic, disciplined and professionally organised working environment,

• The opportunity to observe litigation, advisory and contract practice together,

• A culture centred on written feedback and continuous development,

• The opportunity to closely observe and contribute to qualified legal practice.

Application

Applicants are expected to submit the following documents:

• An updated CV,

• A brief letter of intent,

• A reference letter, if available.

Applications may be submitted by e-mail to hr@gencoglupartners.com or through www.gencoglupartners.com/tr/kariyer.

All applications will be subject to evaluation, and interviews will be scheduled separately with shortlisted candidates.

Gençoğlu Partners Law Offices