Legal Internship

Company Summary

Bios provides an energy recovery solution for buildings to transforms wasted energy into food. Our technology uses Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) integrated inside commercial and service buildings to repurpose exhaust airflow of climate control systems. Bios software monitors CO2 production, thermal and electrical energy consumption of the location to match the demand of the CEA chamber to grow plants. By leveraging our AI algorithm, excess energy flows available in the building can be used to grow a wide range of crops directly on-site, providing access to a constant supply of fresh, pesticide-free, high-quality food or trees for reforestation.

The Bios low-carbon technology contributes to increase the energy efficiency of the location and generate economic savings on electricity bills, while taking advantage of the otherwise wasted energy to decrease its own net energy consumption to produce carbon data. Bios is a real bio-circular economy concept for urban areas to utilize naturally produced carbon and reduce other greenhouse gas emissions through our emissions accounting system used to monitor, reduce the environmental impacts and report on zero carbon pathways to 2030.

Role and Required Skills

We need interns with experience in writing and editing contracts and NDA's and knowledge of the Portuguese law and regulations. Additionally, exposure to writing and reviewing funding applications and budgets to ensure criteria are detailed will be an advantage. The internship is open to professionals/students that have a Law Degree, are currently pursuing a Law Degree or have a degree in Business Administration or Finance.

Requirements

• Well-organized and self-directed
• Ability to interpret data and to multi-task
• Excellent research, writing, analytical and communication skills
• Highest levels of initiative, creativity, and good judgment
• Capacity to listen, question and take action
• Portuguese and English languages are a plus
• Portuguese nationality is also a plus

Responsibilities

• Help define, create and edit legal documents and contracts (both internal and external);
• Setup Contract and NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) workflow process;
• Review of contracts and all 3rd party NDA's;
• Organize and track all contracts in place;
• Setup "Contract Matrix" summarizing all contracts in place;
• Research legal questions and draft memoranda for existing and potential cases, when needed;
• Research and draft policy advocacy documents, when needed;
• Specific research for funding application requirements and writing to criteria;
• Setup contracts and agreements with suppliers and partners;
• Setup “Supplier Matrix” summarizing all the contracts and agreements established with suppliers and partners; 
• Perform clerical and administrative work that requires knowledge of legal terms, documents, and procedures.
• Assist with daily administrative duties.