you@dorda - Many DORDA lawyers started as trainees during their studies.
Do you want to get the flavour of a business law firm while studying business law? Do you have good grades, enjoy the law and like working in a team?
Were you nodding as you read these introductory questions?
Then you are just the person to work with us as a JUNIOR STUDENT, RESEARCH STUDENT or TRAINEE. Every year, DORDA awards around 80 positions to motivated and talented students. We are looking for personalities with diverse interests who enjoy delivering clarity. Send us your curriculum vitae and your most recent transcript. Enclose a short motivation letter telling us why you are the perfect fit for DORDA, why you would like to join us and how you see your future career path.
We look forward to receiving your application at students@dorda.at
"I joined DORDA in 2005 as a junior student. Today I am a partner, responsible for our student program. I look forward to meeting you in person at your interview soon!"
Christian Ritschka, Partner
Positions
You are still at the beginnen of your law studies but would like to discover the working world of a large law firm? Then DORDA offers an opportunity to start your practice as a junior student. Junior students work together with all the firm’s employees and thus get to know all the processes of a large law firm in a holistic way. You will need to have completed the entry exam to your law studies (STEOP at the University of Vienna Law Faculty).
In addition to minor research tasks, junior students work on a variety of other tasks that are important to the day-to-day running of our law firm, mainly in administration in and around the law firm (errands to courts and the authorities, editing scripts and presentations, proofreading contracts, preparing seminars and events etc) With this experience, you will be well prepared for the next step in your career.
DORDA offers 26 job opportunities per year for junior students (10 in the winter and summer semesters and 2 in each of the months of July, August and September):
| Period | From To | Duration | Hours per week | Application deadline |
| Winter semester | October to February | 5 months | 1 x 10h/week (marginal) | 1 May |
| Sommer semester | March to June | 4 months | 1 x 10h/week (marginal) | 1 October |
| Holiday period | July, August or September | 1 month | 40h/week (full time) | 15 February |
Have you already gained experience in a law firm, but are not yet ready to prove yourself as a trainee? A position as a research student is the best way to prepare for a traineeship. You will need to be close to completing the second stage of your studies (with exams passed in civil and corporate law) or your Bachelor‘s degree.
Research students conduct legal research for all our practice groups from our in-house research centre (e.g. research of relevant literature and decisions, preparing legal questions and drafting short memos). Our experienced librarian Carmen Böhm provides support and guidance if you have any questions.
DORDA offers 7 job opportunities per year for research students (2 each in the winter and summer semesters and 1 in each of the months of July, August and September):
| Period | From To | Duration | Hours per week | Application deadline |
| Winter semester | October to February | 5 months | 2 x 5h/week (marginal) | 1 May |
| Summer semester | March to June | 4 months | 2 x 5h/week (marginal) | 1 October |
| Holiday period | July, August or September | 1 month | 40h/week (full time) | 15 February |
Are you already advanced in or have you already completed your law studies? Are you interested in working as a trainee lawyer and would you like to discover the working world at DORDA? Then our traineeship is the perfect challenge!
Choose your preferred practice group and, as a full member of the group, you will get the chance to expand your knowledge and put it into practice. You will need to have completed the second stage of your studies or your bachelor's degree. Traineeships are also possible during court practice or doctoral studies. The working hours (2 x 5h/week) can be arranged flexibly with the team. Trainees work in a practice group on legal matters (including drafting pleadings, correspondence, contracts and memos, carrying out legal research, attending meetings and negotiations, assistance with publications).
DORDA offers more than 40 job opportunities a year (10 each in the winter and summer semesters and 7-8 in each of the months of July, August and September):
| Period | From To | Duration | Hours per week | Application deadline |
| Winter semester | October to February | 5 months | 2 x 5h/week (marginal) | 1 May |
| Summer semester | March to June | 4 months | 2 x 5h/week (marginal) | 1 October |
| Holiday period | July, August or September | 1 months | 40h/week (full time) | 15 February |
FAQ
If you would like to apply for our student program (Junior Student, Research Student or Trainee), please send your application to students@dorda.at.
A curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, and a current transcript of records are required. If you are still in the early stages of your studies, you can also send us your high school diploma.
You don't have to have an A average to qualify for an internship with us. Mixed grades are perfectly fine. Let us know in your motivational letter why you@DORDA is a perfect fit for you and DORDA.
Previous experience is not necessary for our student program, although it may of course be an advantage for you personally.
DORDA needs people who enjoy delivering clarity. As the name suggests, your motivation letter should help us to understand your motivation for applying for an internship at DORDA and, ideally, convince us that you@DORDA is perfectly right for you.
You can apply at any time, but please take note of our application deadlines to ensure that your application arrives on time (1 May for the next winter semester, 1 October for the next summer semester and 15 February for the next holiday period).
Please indicate the period and the position you are applying for (junior student, research student or trainee). Please include a telephone number in your application, so that we can call to arrange an appointment for an interview.
If you have any questions about our student programme, the application or the application process, please contact Katharina Binder (students@dorda.at or +43-1-533 4795-410).
First things first: we look forward to seeing you! Casual business attire is perect (gentlemen need not wear a tie and jacket).
Trainees work directly as members of a practice group. We will take note of your preferred areas of law at your interview and try to take this into account. The actual allocation is down to us, as there is only one trainee position per practice group.
Junior students support the office's daily routine with minor research work and a variety of other tasks, mainly in administration, such as running errands to courts and the authorities, editing lecture notes and presentations, proofreading contracts, preparing seminars and events etc. You will work in a team with other junior students and will get to know the entire law firm.
Research students conduct legal research for all practice groups (e.g. researching relevant literature and decisions, preparing legal questions and darfting short memos). They are supported and guided by our experienced librarian Carmen Böhm.
Trainees work directly in one of our practice groups (drafting pleadings, correspondence, contracts, memos, carrying out legal research, attending meetings and negotiations, assistance with publications). Trainees are integrated into the team in the same way as a newly qualified junior associate and can expand their knowledge and put it into practice.
We currently offer internships (traineeships) in the following areas of law:
- Emloyment Law
- Banking and Capital Markets Law / Financing
- Corporate Law
- Commercial, Agency and Distribution Law
- Real Estate and Construction Law
- IT/IP, Data Protection and E-Commerce
- Competition Law / Antitrust Law
- Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical Law
- M&A
- Public Law
- Arbitration
- Insurance and Insolvency Law
- White-Collar Crime
- Litigation
Make a statement. Join DORDA.
If you have any questions about our programme or how to apply, please contact Katharina Binder (Human Resources) at +43-1-533 4795-410. Recruiting-Partner for Students Dr Christian Ritschka is looking forward to receive your application at students@dorda.at.
