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Internship Legal & Compliance: Sanctions

Fugro

Fugro

Legal, Compliance / Regulatory
Nootdorp, Netherlands
Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Job Description

Are you a Master’s student in Law with an interest in international affairs, regulatory complexity, and real-world legal challenges? Join Fugro’s Global Compliance team and gain hands-on experience in navigating sanctions compliance in a global business environment. You’ll play an active role in supporting Fugro’s internal processes for reviewing business activities that may be subject to sanctions risks.

Fugro is the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, operating in over 57 countries. We help deliver critical insights for infrastructure, energy, and environmental solutions. With operations in complex jurisdictions, sanctions compliance is essential to how we work responsibly.

Your Role

  • Familiarizing yourself with key sanctions regimes, such as those of the US, EU, and UK, and understanding how they apply to Fugro’s global operations;

  • Applying your legal knowledge to assess business requests (e.g. “Can we operate in this country or work with this client?”) and identify potential sanctions implications;

  • Understanding the role of due diligence screening and learning how to collect and analyse background information to support informed decision-making;

  • Drafting practical tools and materials, such as templates, summaries, or guidance documents, to help the business navigate sanctions requirements more effectively;

  • Participating in internal discussions aimed at improving the efficiency and user-friendliness of our compliance processes.

Your Track Record

  • A Master’s student in International Law, European Law, or similar;

  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable with complexity;

  • Available at least 3 days per week for 3–6 months (start date flexible).

What we offer

  • A monthly internship allowance and hybrid working options;

  • A laptop and mentorship from experienced professionals;

  • Exposure to international compliance work with direct impact.

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro. If you have any further questions, please contact Dominique Wesenbeek, Talent Acquisition Partner, tel. +31 (0)6 - 38599556.

After you have applied

  • You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application.

  • When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you;

  • After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round. A third round of interviews is possible;

  • If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer, and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.