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Hamburg, Germany

Legal Trainee/Rechtsreferendar/in, Q3 2026 (Fixed-Term Contract) (English, German)

Apprenticeship
Technology & Digital
Legal
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Google

Global internet search & technology leader
84.2
Palpable Score
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About the job

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As a Legal Trainee (Rechtsreferendar/in) and part of the Google regional Legal team, you will help respond to legal challenges in the information age. You will get insight into a variety of legal challenges at Google and YouTube, learning to expect the unexpected while actively promoting the development of internet law in an unconventional environment. The legal department of Google (Google Rechtsabteilung Hamburg) offers an optional training period as part of your compulsory legal training (Wahlstation/Anwaltsstation wΓ€hrend des Referendariats).
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In this role, you will enhance your organizational skills, attention to detail, versatility, and composure, while also getting the opportunity to demonstrate that you have sound legal judgment, can learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, and can communicate confidently at all levels.

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20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

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About the company

Google

Company overview
Google is a technology company that builds consumer and enterprise products used worldwide, including Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, and Gmail. Google also operates Google Cloud, offering infrastructure and platform services for businesses and public sector organisations. The company earns a large share of revenue from advertising products tied to Search and YouTube, alongside growing cloud and subscription businesses. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet.

Locations and presence

Google has major office hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, alongside a wide global office footprint. Google roles are commonly tied to specific office locations, with public reporting in 2025 describing tighter rules for remote arrangements and a stronger push toward hybrid attendance for employees who live near an office.

Palpable Score

84.2
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Google offers multiple well-known entry paths for students and graduates, and Google publishes unusually detailed hiring and interviewer-calibration practices that are designed to reduce bias. The main constraint on the score is early-career stability: public reporting about restructures, buyouts, and stricter location rules makes outcomes less predictable than the brand reputation alone would suggest.
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