EMEA Legal Intern Review

- Drafted Fanchise Agreements and Management Agreements for new hotels and retention matters such as side letters and amendments across the EMEA region.
- Supported strategic business partners across the business from Food & Drink to Supply Management.
- Worked with an external panel of lawyers, UK Courts and UKH Hospitality.
- Undertook research tasks into new laws.
- Assisted in the delivery and preparation of training sessions for our business partners.
- Updated template agreements at hotel-level and corporate level.
- Created new country specific guides to assist with legal drafting.
- Networking within the wider business by attending leadership meetings or events hosted by business partners.
- Contributed to the organisation of several conferences.
- Involved with the Women's Team Member Resource Group, Family Support Group and Women in Legal Network.
- Provided various types of company secretarial support.

I had the specific responsibility to draft and issue hotel name change letters. I enjoyed having this ownership as this helped to make me feel like a valued part of the team rather than somebody stepping into an environment where I was taking work from people!
I also volunteered as a co-leader of the Women's network school pack project. As interns, we came together to create a digital schools pack for students in high school. The pack promoted corporate careers at Hilton and provided career resources. This was a project the interns drove which made it more meaningful to work on.

- Legal Drafting
- Commercial Awareness
- Research
- Problem-solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Networking
- Resilience
- Growth and Personal Development

Everyone in the team was friendly and approachable to ask for help when needed. However, I was the first EMEA Legal Intern so there were some gaps to fill. To overcome this, I created some intern legal training for the next interns to come. The idea is the training can be used as a reference point throughout the internship to further support them.

There's always something social going on. Everyone is friendly and the office is nice and newly refurbished. There is a gym and the chance to have massages! The food is subsidised so it's really cheap!

I really enjoyed my placement year. The highlight would be my team trip to Rome!
There is also the Go Hilton travel program that we get as Team Members at Hilton. The discounted hotels made it easy for me to use all my annual leave staying at a Hilton for so cheap. I travelled to Bali, Istanbul, Berlin, Edinburgh and even Brighton!

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