Law Clerk Intern

About Adams Payments

We know our clients well, often three generations of the same family.

The internship

Remote internship with the Risk and Compliance. You will research case law and statutes, prepare memos and help draft contracts and policies. Remote position. Most of the team is in Wichita, but nobody is required to come in. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates
• Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly
• Maintain a research log so others can find past work
• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws

Requirements

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships
• Strong written English and the ability to write clearly without padding
• Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments

Preferred

• Previous internship with a law firm, chamber or in-house legal team
• Moot court or legal writing competition experience
• Interest in corporate, technology or data protection law

What you get out of it

• Contract drafting and review on real commercial agreements
• How in-house legal teams handle compliance and risk
• You will finish with 3 to 5 pieces of written work you can discuss in interviews
• Feedback on every draft, not just a certificate at the end

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $18.00-$23.50 per hour

Perks

• Learning and development stipend
• Paid company holidays
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop

Applications are reviewed as they come in.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Adams Payments.