Legal Research Intern

Who we are

Deposits stay here and get lent back out to people in San Francisco. Customers walk in with questions and get answers at the teller line, not from a phone tree. Still family owned, 32 years on.

About the role

This is a research and writing internship. No court appearances or client meetings. You will intern remotely with our team in San Francisco. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Responsibilities

• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly.
• Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws.
• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format.
• Maintain a research log so others can find past work.
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references.

Requirements

• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027.
• Based in Canada for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in Canada.
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships.
• Careful with citations and deadlines.
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments.
• Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $25.00 - $30.50 per hour

What we offer

• Company laptop.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at First Susquehanna Bank LLC.