Legal Intern

Commercial lines, personal lines and specialty programs are run as separate business units. Smith Underwriters is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

Overview

Smith Underwriters is hiring a remote legal research intern to assist with research, drafting and case summaries. Open to law students in their 2nd year or above. This role is fully remote within the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Responsibilities

• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format.
• 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.
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates.
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly.
• Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet.
• Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates.

Who can apply

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months.
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality on company matters.

Preferred

• Knowledge of contract drafting basics.
• Previous internship with a law firm, chamber or in-house legal team.
• Moot court or legal writing competition experience.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $21.50 - $25.50 per hour

What we offer

• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Home office setup stipend.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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