Working Student Legal & Compliance (Banking)

About the role

As a Working Student Legal & Compliance (Banking) at Norinchukin Bank Europe B.V., you will play an active role in building, structuring and further developing the Legal & Compliance function within a, international growing and regulated bank.

Many of the frameworks, tools and processes within Legal & Compliance are currently being developed or strengthened. As a result, this role goes beyond supporting day to day activities: you will actively contribute to setting up, documenting and improving legal and compliance processes, controls and reporting.

Working under the guidance of the Head of Legal & Compliance and experienced Legal & Compliance Officers, you will have the opportunity to make a visible and meaningful impact on how Legal & Compliance operates in practice.

This role offers a unique opportunity for students who want to apply their academic knowledge in practice and gain exposure to the Dutch and EU banking regulatory environment in an international, fast‑growing organisation.

About the team

The Legal & Compliance function consists of experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds (Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Denmark). The team combines strong regulatory expertise with a pragmatic, hands‑on and collaborative mindset and operates in an international environment with English as the main working language.

Key responsibilities

As a student employee, you will support the Legal & Compliance team both in maintaining existing activities and in setting up and further developing new frameworks, processes and tooling, including:

Legal contract management

• Supporting first‑level review and administration of legal contracts (e.g. NDAs, service agreements, vendor contracts)

• Maintaining contract registers, version control and contract overviews

• Assisting with board and committee documentation (structuring, summaries, version control)

Regulatory & legal research

• Supporting regulatory framework design, including mapping Dutch and EU laws regulations (e.g. Wft, AMLD, DORA, GDPR) to internal requirements

• Preparing clear summaries of regulatory developments and regulatory change alerts

• Supporting translation of regulatory requirements into internal policies and procedures

Compliance framework & integrity risk management

• Assisting with design and documentation of compliance risk assessments and controls

• Assisting with maintenance of the regulatory framework, policy inventory and compliance registers

• Supporting the development and documentation of AML, GDPR, and integrity related controls

Monitoring & reporting

• Supporting compliance monitoring activities

• Collecting, processing and structuring compliance data, evidence and documentation

• Supporting preparation of management and regulatory reporting

Process improvement & projects

• Actively supporting framework build out, optimisation and standardisation

• Helping develop templates, workflows and tooling (e.g. Excel, SharePoint)

• Supporting regulatory implementation and improvement projects

What we offer

• Meaningful, hands‑on experience within Legal & Compliance at a regulated bank

• Exposure to Dutch and EU banking regulation in practice

• The opportunity to help build and shape Legal & Compliance processes and frameworks in a growing bank, rather than only maintaining existing ones

• High level of responsibility and visible impact within a small, experienced team

• Direct mentorship from experienced Legal & Compliance professionals

• Insight into second‑line risk management and regulatory supervision

• Flexible working hours that can be combined with your studies 

• A strong addition to your CV for future careers in:

  • Banking & financial services

  • Law firms

  • Regulators (e.g. DNB, AFM, ECB)

  • Consulting and advisory roles

This is a position we expect will work on average 16 hours per week (a variable contract is possible).

Who you are

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme in Law, Business Administration, Economics or a related field

• Strong interest in banking regulation, legal risk, compliance and governance Analytical, structured and detail‑oriented

• Proactive, responsible and able to work independently

• Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English