Legal Intern

About Smith Financial:

Smith Financial is a fee-only advisory practice with two advisors, a paraplanner and an office manager. Planning is done in RightCapital and portfolios are managed in Orion. Dress is business casual, and suits come out for client meetings.

The internship:

Work on contract reviews, compliance checklists and legal research notes for Smith Financial. All work is online and reviewed by a qualified lawyer. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async.

Day to day:

• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Draft research memos on specific legal questions, with full citations
• Maintain a research log so others can find past work
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly
• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality on company matters
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments
• Familiarity with at least one legal database

What you get out of it:

• Feedback on every draft, not just a certificate at the end
• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request
• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer
• You will finish with 3 to 5 pieces of written work you can discuss in interviews

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $22.00 - $23.50 per hour

Perks:

• Paid sick time
• Home office setup stipend
• Flexible hours
• Learning and development stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Most hires start within two to three weeks of an offer.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Smith Financial LLC.