Legal Internship 2022/2023

Requisition Post Information* : Posted Date4 months ago(9/21/2022 9:49 AM)

Job Title WD Legal Internship

Requisition ID 2022-74677

Job Locations US-TN-Nashville

Position Category Legal

Job Description

Asurion Legal Internship

Nashville, TN

Company: Asurion, one of the largest private companies in the world and industry leader in mobile device and consumer electronics protection and tech support.  For the past 20 years, Asurion has helped people across the globe balance the interdependency between life and technology. Today, as the industry-defining leader of technology solutions, we ensure 350 million consumers’ devices and appliances stay online and on the job in this fast-moving, tech-driven world.

Intern Program: Assigned to a team, interns will have their own projects to complete and learn directly from seasoned professionals. The program will provide the intern with a unique strategic perspective, professional and personal development along the way, and experiences to enhance their academic learnings. Our goal is to allow for the intern to make contributions throughout the summer through project work, presentations, and networking. Are you ready to join our award-winning internship? We are looking for interns who are curious, humble and eager to learn – which is the way we all approach the design work we do.

Why Interns Choose Asurion

• Paid internship
• Opportunity to work on meaningful project work from day 1
• Diversity and Inclusion initiatives are top rated – there’s a place for everyone at Asurion!  

Asurion’s Internship:

• Pursing students who are currently 1L or 2L from an ABA-accredited law school. Outside business experience or M.B.A. are pluses
• Duration of in-person internship is 6 weeks between mid-May through mid-August  
• Continuous learning and tailored on the job training  

• Exposure to senior leadership including but not limited to onboarding, learning and development sessions, etc
• Build an intern community through peer intern groups, mentors, direct intern leaders, senior leadership throughout the summer

Required Experience:  This position is available to 1L and 2L law students at accredited ABA law schools and requires excellent communication, collaborative problem-solving, and strong writing skills. The position is available for pay (intern). This position will support the organization on a wide variety of matters related to its business lines, with an emphasis on client revenue agreements and assistance to the client revenue contracting team.  Prior business experience outside of the legal industry is a plus.  This person will have significant interaction with business managers and legal team members, so he/she must possess strong judgment, and be a quick, sharp, and confident team player.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with drafting and analysis of client contracts.
• Research legal issues to assist guidance of internal clients on legal and operational issues associated with client agreements such as IT security, data privacy, service level agreements, regulatory compliance and employment/labor considerations and business strategy/impact.
• Assist with improving legal processes with the maintenance and administration of contracts.  
• Attend internal client meetings and external client negotiations, as necessary and requested.
• Other duties as required based on business and legal needs which may include lending support and gaining exposure in the areas of new product development and design, software development and protection of intellectual property rights, global data privacy and security, regulatory compliance under state, federal and international telecommunications and insurance laws, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, corporate finance, employment/labor law, litigation management, procurement, governmental relations, legal department management and international law.

Specific Job Requirements:

• Strong willingness to learn and gain exposure to a variety of issues, including contract negotiation, intellectual property, technology, data privacy/security, regulatory compliance and litigation preferred
• Must possess sound character, an entrepreneurial spirit; be self-assured, sharp, politic, collaborative and able/willing to learn new areas of law
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and accept accountability for results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work well with business colleagues

• Nimble; ability to prioritize work without supervision, and manage effectively a large variety and number of matters
• Commitment to work a maximum of 40 hours per week

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