Paralegal Intern

We process billions of card transactions a year for merchants, banks and software platforms. Since 1905, the firm has grown through acquisitions of independent advisory practices.

The program:

KP Investment Partners is hiring a Paralegal Intern for Mar 2027. Remote internship with the Legal Team. You will research case law and statutes, prepare memos and help draft contracts and policies. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Los Angeles team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Your projects:

• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates
• Maintain a research log so others can find past work
• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format
• Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet
• Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates
• Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer

What we're looking for:

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships
• Laptop with stable internet
• Strong written English and the ability to write clearly without padding
• Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months

Nice to have:

• Moot court or legal writing competition experience
• Knowledge of contract drafting basics
• Interest in corporate, technology or data protection law

What you'll learn:

• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request
• You will finish with 3 to 5 pieces of written work you can discuss in interviews
• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer
• How in-house legal teams handle compliance and risk

Program dates: Mar 2027, 6 months.

Compensation: $43,000 to $54,000 per annum

What we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Reference on completion
• Access to online training
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at KP Investment Partners.