Legal Research Intern

About the work from home internship

This is a research and writing internship. No court appearances or client meetings. Your day-to-day work will include:

1. Draft research memos on specific legal questions, with full citations.

2. Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly

3. Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates.

4. Compile background research for policy drafts such as the privacy policy and terms of use

5. Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language

6. Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws.

7. Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet

8. Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer

Skill(s) required: Legal Research, Citation Formatting, Corporate Law

Who should apply

1. Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field

2. Based in Sri Lanka

3. Own laptop and a reliable internet connection

Stipend: $100 - $150/month

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Perks: Certificate, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Letter of recommendation, Performance bonus

Number of openings: 3

About the company

Agricultural loans are a big part of the book, and our lenders visit farms in person. Customers walk in with questions and get answers at the teller line, not from a phone tree.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Shannon Bank & Trust Ltd.