Legal Internship
This role is a paid internship and can be remote within the Eastern and Central time zones. This is a year long internship starting in February working 15-20 hours per week.
What the Role Is
We are seeking an Intern to join our Legal function within the Legal & Compliance department. Our Legal team focuses on mitigating risk and strives to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Focus areas cover a vast ranges of subject matter expertise and our team supports the organization through providing a dedicated resource to answer questions and provide guidance on day-day business activities.
How You Will Spend Your Time?
- Conduct legal research and prepare summaries of findings for a variety of projects as assigned by supervising attorney
- Prepare first drafts of certain agreements, other legal documents and correspondence under guidance of supervising attorney
- Assist with maintaining electronic contract database under guidance of Senior Legal Manager & Paralegal
- Distribute contracts with the contract database e-signatures tool to authorize signatories under the direction of the Legal department in conjunction with applicable departmental stakeholders
- Assist Legal team with developing and updating company-wide training materials and a variety of regulatory guidance resources
- Assist with other projects as assigned.
Who You Are…
- Current second or third year graduate (law school) student able to commit to a yearlong internship
- Knowledge of principles and processes in the field
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, internally and externally
- Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships
- Ability to multi-task, establish priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Physical Requirements
While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, and use of computer; reach with hands and arms. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
The hourly rate established for this position is $33.00. Actual starting pay may differ based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
Heaven Hill and its affiliates are committed to fostering a diverse workforce as an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, natural origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.