This paid corporate legal internship provides an opportunity for a second or third year law student or an LLM student to work as a legal intern in a fast-paced Legal Department for Nexteer Automotive Corporation, a publicly traded company with its corporate headquarters in Saginaw, MI. The position will report to the IP Counsel and will work in partnership with the rest of the legal staff and Engineering. The position will be located in Auburn Hills, MI with travel to Saginaw, MI.
The intern must be well organized, detail oriented and professional. The intern must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills, demonstrate logic, reasoning, good judgment and have the ability to work independently and with a group/team. He/she must also have strong analytical and time management skills, and be able to meet deadlines.
The internship duration will be May 2015 – August 2015. We will consider a longer or shorter duration based on the candidate.
The last day to apply is May 15, 2016.
General Job Duties:
- Assist with a variety of tasks typical in a corporate legal department.
- Conduct prior art and state of the art searches using various patent databases and the internet.
- Conduct trademark clearance searches using various patent databases and the internet.
- Conduct competitor analysis.
- Assist with the Trade Secret assessment.
- Draft and review NDA’s and other legal documents.
- Attend Patent Review Boards and assist as necessary.
- Assist in Open Source Software assessment.
- Assist in Innovation Workshops.
- Assist in litigation issues.
- Work areas would include a broad range of matters such as: IP, corporate governance, employment and labor, claims and litigation, compliance and ethics and other general corporate legal work.
- Assist with various tasks, including updating and maintaining the corporate document database, assist with organization of files, and assist with any special projects as designated.
- Respond promptly to requests from the sales, purchasing, operations, finance, and other departments.
- Summarize and communicate risks, legal concepts, company policies, and procedures in a way that business people can use.
- Support the continuous improvement of standard agreements and legal processes.
- Communicate effectively in a fast paced, multi-cultural environment.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 2L/3L or LLM enrolled at an ABA accredited law school (*).
- Top third of law school class preferred.
- Engineering or Science undergrad degree (*).
- Basic knowledge of Patents and Trademarks (*).
- Good searching/computer skills
- Basic knowledge of contract law
- 3.0 or higher law school GPA preferred.
- Ability to work at least 30 hours over the summer (*).
- Impeccable ethics and integrity (*).
- Superior English communication skills, both verbally and in writing (*).
- Excellent organizational skills, good judgment, proven problem solving skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (*).
- Ability to work on-site (Auburn Hills and/or Saginaw) as directed (*)
*denotes essential job functions
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