Scheme: Legal Research & Development (Legal R&D) Placement Start date: June 2026 Scheme duration: 1 year Salary: £25,125 per annum pro rata Excellent Benefits Location: York Are you passionate about law and eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, global environment? Join us for an exciting internship within the legal team of a leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company. This is your opportunity to work with a company that impact millions of consumers worldwide. Legal R&D Placement at Nestlé We are a leading global FMCG company, committed to delivering high-quality products that touch the lives of millions of consumers every day. Our legal team plays a critical role in enabling business growth while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and internal guidelines. This placement offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to complex legal challenges in a dynamic, multinational environment. What will you do? When you join Nestlé on our Legal R&D Placement, you will be given the opportunity to learn about the different types of Legal & Compliance roles that play a big part in supporting the world's largest food and beverages company. You will be involved in enhancing our processes, implementing new templates, and supporting contract drafting and negotiating activities. You will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, implement elements of the compliance program for Nestlé's R&D units, support the deployment of our contract management and negotiation tools, prepare and update training materials, whilst maintaining accurate documentation and databases.? This is a great?opportunity that can significantly contribute to your personal and professional development. You'll demonstrate your passion for Legal & Compliance, and we'll give you the autonomy to have a meaningful impact in the work you do whilst connecting with various Legal & Compliance teams across Nestlé. This experience will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of what it's like to work in Legal & Compliance within a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment. ?What makes this Legal R&D Placement exciting? Real business impact: Tackle genuine business challenges and projects in an environment that will enhance both your technical and soft skills Networking: Build lasting relationships with colleagues across different sites and functions Career growth: Gain exposure and insight into our legal processes Stakeholder Management?- Identify, engage, and maintain positive relationships with individuals in the business internally and externally What will you learn? Legal Research:?Conduct research on legal matters impacting FMCG businesses Contract Management:?Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with innovation partners Problem-solving: Review current processes and understand opportunities that require innovative solutions Compliance Support:?Help drive compliance with applicable legal frameworks, such as data privacy, competition law or biodiversity Organisation awareness: Navigate Nestlé's matrix structure and understand how your role fits into the business on a global scale Cross-Functional Collaboration:?Work with R&D, regulatory, procurement, and business teams to ensure legal compliance in business operations International legal practices:?Awareness and understanding of global legal practices Mentorship:?Have support guidance from seasoned legal professionals. Our commitment to you We will support you every step of the way, the following are just some of our offerings to enable you to thrive with us: *Flexible working options Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee run networks! Comprehensive benefits Employee Assistance Programme *Gym *Prayer rooms Various rewards and recognition *Availability dependent upon site Eligibility requirements You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time-limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion. You will need to be either studying towards a Legal degree (LLB or LLM) and looking for a placement year or recently having obtained legal degree (LLB or LLM) seeking your first placement opportunity Adjustments We recognise that each candidate has unique needs, and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive application process. You will have the opportunity to discuss any specific requirements or adjustments you may need as you navigate through our recruitment process. Closing date 15th February 2026. We may occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don't delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our consumers.? That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. \LI-DNP