Legal Intern

Job Summary:

The Legal Intern will support the Legal & Compliance team with a primary focus on contract lifecycle management, intake processes, and data organization. This role provides hands-on exposure to commercial legal operations, contract administration, and process improvement initiatives within an in-house legal environment.

The intern will assist with maintaining accurate contract records, tracking key contractual deadlines, supporting new agreement intake, and contributing to a strategic summer project designed to improve the company’s contract tracking and reminder systems. This position is ideal for students pursuing pre-law or paralegal studies who are interested in gaining practical experience in legal operations and compliance.

Key Responsibilities –

• Support contract management activities by tracking key contract dates, including renewals, expirations, and notice periods.
• Create, maintain, and test automated reminders and alerts within the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system.
• Review existing contracts to verify completeness and accuracy of contract metadata.
• Audit a defined subset of the company’s contract portfolio and identify missing, inconsistent, or incorrect data.
• Flag upcoming deadlines and issues to the legal team and relevant business stakeholders.
• Assist with logging new agreements into the CLM system or intake tracker.
• Review incoming contract requests for completeness and assign intake categories based on predefined criteria.

Other Responsibilities:

• Communicate with internal requestors to gather missing information for contract intake submissions.
• Maintain organized digital folders and enforce consistent naming conventions for legal documents.
• Assist with updating contract templates, clause libraries, and legal playbooks.
• Support preparation of contract summaries, comparison charts, and reports.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement within contract intake and tracking workflows.
• Help document standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to contract management processes.
• Participate in legal team meetings, workflow discussions, and training sessions.
• Conduct basic research on contract-related questions as needed.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in pre-law, paralegal studies, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review and validate data for accuracy and consistency.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Comfortable working with databases, document management systems, and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact professionally with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while maintaining regular communication with the legal team.

Other Requirements

• Candidate will prepare and submit a final project at the conclusion of the internship.