PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP
CenturyLink (a telecommunications company) is seeking a diverse 1L or 2L to intern in our St.Louis office. Given the historic under-representation of diverse lawyers in the legal profession, CenturyLink is committed to hiring diverse interns to provide a means for exposing diverse law students to opportunities in the legal profession. Specifically, our diversity internship program seeks to:
- Expose Diverse law students to the work, requirements, and culture of law firms and legal
departments of companies; - Help Diverse law students develop skills, confidence, and resume credentials, and to make
professional contacts for the future; and - Encourage Diverse law students to consider law firm and company legal department
opportunities in their future career planning.
Below is specific information about our program:
- 10-11 Week Program for a 1L or 2L
- $30/hour, 40 hours/week
- First two days of internship will be spent in Denver, Colorado for training
- Mid-summer trip to Monroe, Louisiana to visit the headquarters of CenturyLink and gain additional insight into our company and the executive team that leads CenturyLink
- Specific tasks include:
- Assist in-house legal counsel in diverse areas of telecommunications law, including commercial contracts, intellectual property, real estate, litigation, labor and employment, advertising and marketing, and corporate governance
- Conducting legal research and drafting legal memoranda
- Drafting contracts, agreements, and releases
Make cover letters out to: Joyce LaFontain, Senior Attorney
Apply Via: Symplicity Job ID 21644