US Remote Legal Administrative Intern (Law Student Only)
Company: Maximus
Location: Southaven
Posted on: January 16, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Introduction
If you love to learn and want to make a positive impact while
growing your career, apply now! This position offers a rare and
exciting chance to gain real-world experience in legal contract
administration within a publicly-traded, global, government
services corporation. The selected intern will gain knowledge of
general business principles, corporate organizational structure,
and government procurements. You will have the opportunity to
learn, grow and collaborate among various project teams,
consultants, vendors and senior management. The experience will
include challenging work assignments, gaining insights on various
improvement initiatives and building a professional network in a
career field with great potential for advancement. The ideal intern
will be interested in administering state and federal contracts;
have an ability to consider strategic solutions to address business
and programmatic risks; as well as identifying and analyzing law
sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles and
codes to prepare legal documents such as briefs, memoranda and
letters. Guidance and training will be provided by the Manager.
This role is only open to current Law school student
applicants.
BENEFITS / COMPENSATION:
Hourly pay range is competitive and commensurate with education and
experience. Interns are eligible for benefits. All computer
equipment and access to digital systems will be provided to the
hired candidate. Students may also complete the internship for
academic credit subject to the qualifications of their academic
program.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
This position requires a commitment of 40 full-time hours per week
for the duration of a 10-week summer program: starting Tuesday, May
30th and ending Friday, August 4th, 2023. This role is 100% remote
and the majority of the team is located in the Eastern time zone,
but applicants from all zones will be considered.
Interns will also participate in a curated program of workshops and
events-- Learn from our leaders through our executive guest speaker
series, continue to grow skills through our professional
development workshops and build meaningful corporate connections
through our summer networking events. We traditionally culminate
our program with a celebration of National Interns Day in late July
and by spotlighting a special project / working group activity that
all interns will contribute to and complete for presentation.
Job Description Summary
The Legal Intern is responsible for analyzing and researching law
sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles and
codes to prepare legal documents, such as briefs, memoranda,
contracts, and other legal documents.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist with consulting services contract negotiations, teaming
agreements, nondisclosure agreements, subcontracts, FOIA requests
and staffing agreements
Assist attorneys in preparing for client meetings discussing
potential problems or further details needed for contract
negotiations and/or projects
Help ensure compliance of contract documentation and assist with
record retention and audit preparation.
Facilitate coordination, communication and collaboration with
vendors, subcontractors and business partners to discuss
implementation requirements
Under close manager supervision, prepare executive level
presentations on contractual risk for the CEO and CFO
Review and analyze RFPs and contracts
Work closely with Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General
Counsel on special projects
Gather and report key contract information, perform legal research
and analytical reviews
Assist with contract audit process, help develop quality
improvement initiatives and activities.
Assist with drafting, updating, and organizing contractual
memoranda and files
Translate business requirements into system requirements
Perform other duties as assigned by management
Minimum Requirements:
Actively pursuing a law degree at an accredited law school.
Competence in the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word,
Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) database management and
reporting software knowledge, plus the aptitude to learn new
software, when needed.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
Must have a positive attitude, integrity, initiative and maintain
professionalism.
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