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Hi, it’s Anuj again.
Here are this week’s opportunities in fashion law. Same as every week, I went through the careers portals myself, one company at a time, opened every role and dropped anything that had closed. Thirteen roles from last week’s list are gone, which is exactly why this gets redone from scratch each time.
This is also the biggest list I have put together so far. If you still have a friend who thinks fashion law is too niche to have real jobs in it, forward them this one.
This week: 104 legal, IP, brand protection, privacy and compliance roles across 42 fashion and beauty employers in 19 countries, including 39 internships and early-career places. 46 of them are new since last week.
Three things stood out while putting this together.
The Paris internship season is properly open. 27 of the 39 early-career places are in France, including nine that say January 2027 on the posting, across Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo, Guerlain, Sephora, Hermès, Chanel and Boucheron. Most are advertised in French, which tells you the working language. If that is you, this is the fortnight to apply, not November.
Chanel is hiring across its whole legal team. 18 roles this week, from a legal operations lead in London to IP and litigation work in Paris and six internships between Paris and Geneva.
Privacy roles now come with AI attached. Last week I promised a breakdown of what the privacy hiring wave actually wants on your CV. It is further down, just above the privacy roles.
One small ask. If something here works out for you, reply and tell me, I read every reply. And if you are curious about the rest of what I build, from Fashion Law Journal to Legal Desire and the tools behind them, it all lives at anujkumar.co. I share the day-to-day on my Instagram stories and LinkedIn.
104
OPEN ROLES
42
EMPLOYERS
39
INTERNSHIPS & EARLY CAREER
19
COUNTRIES
Closing first
VF Corporation’s Counsel, DTC and Privacy role in Greensboro carries a stated end date of 30 September. If it is your shape, apply before you read the rest of this email.
Internships, trainees and early career
Thirty-nine ways in, starting with the ones most of you click first. Includes the January 2027 Paris intake, Chanel’s legal and IP internships in Geneva, two Hermès VIE postings, two German Referendariat places and a twelve-month Unilever legal placement.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
Chanel | Geneva, Switzerland | |
Chanel | Geneva, Switzerland | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Louis Vuitton | Paris, France | |
Louis Vuitton | Paris, France | |
Louis Vuitton | Singapore | |
Louis Vuitton | Singapore | |
LVMH | Paris, France | |
LVMH | Paris, France | |
LVMH | Paris, France | |
Parfums Christian Dior | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Givenchy | Paris, France | |
Kenzo | Paris, France | |
Guerlain | Paris, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Rimowa | Paris, France | |
Hermès | Paris, France | |
Hermès | Paris, France | |
Hermès | Paris, France | |
Hermès | Charleville-Mézières, France | |
Hermès | Singapore | |
Hermès | New York, United States | |
Boucheron | Paris, France | |
Shiseido | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Shiseido | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Richemont | Bellevue, Switzerland | |
adidas | Herzogenaurach, Germany | |
L'Oréal | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | Shanghai, China | |
Unilever | Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom | |
Vestiaire Collective | Paris, France |
Legal counsel and commercial roles
In-house counsel, corporate, employment, real estate, paralegal and legal operations roles across houses, groups and retailers.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
Chanel | London, United Kingdom | |
Louis Vuitton | Singapore | |
Louis Vuitton | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Sephora | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |
Sephora | Shanghai, China | |
Kering | New York, United States | |
Brioni (Kering) | Rome, Italy | |
Richemont | New York, United States | |
Richemont | New York, United States | |
The Estée Lauder Companies | New York, United States | |
Alo Yoga | Beverly Hills, United States | |
Alo Yoga | Beverly Hills, United States | |
Crocs | Broomfield, United States | |
Crocs | Broomfield, United States | |
Crocs | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
Nike | Beaverton, United States | |
adidas | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
lululemon | Vancouver, Canada | |
Under Armour | Shanghai, China | |
Zalando | Berlin, Germany | |
ASOS | London, United Kingdom | |
Farfetch | London, United Kingdom | |
Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) | Madrid, Spain | |
Tapestry | Shanghai, China | |
Tapestry | Tokyo, Japan | |
Levi Strauss & Co. | San Francisco, United States | |
Michael Kors (Capri) | Tokyo, Japan | |
Mango | Barcelona, Spain | |
Chanel | New York, United States | |
TJX | Framingham, United States | |
Etsy | Brooklyn, United States | |
Etsy | Brooklyn, United States |
IP, brand protection and anti-counterfeiting
The enforcement and brand side, from a seasonal IP assistant role at Louis Vuitton in New York to Chanel’s anti-counterfeiting counsel.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
Chanel | New York, United States | |
Chanel | Seoul, South Korea | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Celine | Paris, France | |
L'Oréal | France | |
Bulgari | Rome, Italy | |
Rimowa | Singapore | |
lululemon | London, United Kingdom | |
Louis Vuitton | New York, United States |
What the privacy wave actually wants on your CV
I read seven of this week’s privacy job descriptions line by line: Chanel, adidas, lululemon, VF Corporation, Uniqlo, Shiseido and L’Oréal. Here is what they actually ask for.
1. AI is now part of the privacy job. Five of the seven put AI in the duties, not in the nice-to-haves. adidas wants one person across privacy, AI and data regulation. Uniqlo’s role supports the group’s data protection and AI programmes. If you have done any work on the EU AI Act or AI governance, move it to the top of your CV.
2. Marketing and customer data, not GDPR theory. Four of the seven name marketing, CRM, e-commerce or direct-to-consumer work. Brands collect customer data through loyalty programmes, apps, email and SMS, and they want someone who has advised on exactly that. Consent, cookies and marketing campaigns are the experience to show.
3. Certifications help, but they are not the gate. Four of the seven mention an IAPP certification such as CIPP or CIPM, and Uniqlo also lists AIGP. Every one of them says preferred or a plus. None makes it a requirement.
4. The entry point is lower than people assume. adidas asks for three to five years, Chanel and Uniqlo around four. The eight to ten year asks belong to the senior roles at lululemon, VF and L’Oréal.
5. The local language is often the real filter. Korean for Chanel in Seoul, German for Uniqlo in Berlin. If you have the language, say so in your first line.
None of this needs a fashion background. Privacy is still the cleanest lateral door into a fashion house.
Privacy and data protection
Most of these sit in the legal department, not in IT.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
VF Corporation | Greensboro, United States | |
Chanel | Seoul, South Korea | |
adidas | Herzogenaurach, Germany | |
lululemon | Seattle, United States | |
ASOS | London, United Kingdom | |
Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) | Berlin, Germany | |
L'Oréal | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | |
Shiseido Americas | New York, United States | |
Farfetch | Porto, Portugal |
Compliance, regulatory and supply chain
Product regulation, financial crime, social compliance, packaging and green trade, plus Chanel’s regulatory counsel in Seoul.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
Chanel | Seoul, South Korea | |
Chanel | Paris, France | |
Chanel | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
Richemont | New York, United States | |
Richemont | Sydney, Australia | |
Farfetch | London, United Kingdom | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | Hong Kong | |
Tapestry | New York, United States | |
e.l.f. Beauty | New York, United States | |
e.l.f. Beauty | United States, remote |
Law firms and IP practices
Private practice roles with real brand and trade mark work attached.
Role | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|
Lewis Silkin | United Kingdom, flexible | |
Marks & Clerk | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
How this board works
Every listing here was located on the company’s own careers site or its own applicant tracking system and confirmed live before publication. Roles that had been filled or withdrawn were dropped rather than listed; thirteen came off this week for that reason. Aggregator listings were not used. Some roles may still be filled or taken down between this email landing and you clicking, and we remove anything closed in the next weekly update. If you find a dead link, reply to this email and tell me. |
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Anuj Kumar
Founder, Fashion Law Journal
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