Litigation Research Intern

Internship details

Remote internship with the Risk and Compliance. You will research case law and statutes, prepare memos and help draft contracts and policies. Your day-to-day work will include:

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

2. Maintain a research log so others can find past work

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

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

5. Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates

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

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

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

Skill(s) required: Drafting, English Proficiency (Written), Legal Research, Corporate Law

Who should apply

1. Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply

2. Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship

Stipend: $300 - $320 monthly

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Perks: 5 days a week, Informal dress code, Laptop provided for the internship, Mentorship from senior team members, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Letter of recommendation

Number of openings: 2

About the company

Case management runs on Clio, and billing is done in-house.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at The Lavoie Law Firm Inc..