1L Summer 2027 Internship - Atlanta

Koch; Atlanta (GA); Presencial; USD 34 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Mentorship program

Capability-based training

Networking events

Resumo da oferta

Koch’s Legal & Compliance Department seeks 1L Summer 2027 interns at the Georgia-Pacific Center in Atlanta, Georgia, to contribute to meaningful projects and receive mentorship.

This 11-week program offers hands-on experience across corporate law, real estate, M&A, litigation, and compliance, with opportunities to work on research, drafting, and technology-enabled processes alongside professionals.

Qualificações

• Currently enrolled as a 1L law student and entering 2L by Summer 2027.
• This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including research and memo-writing capabilities.
• Curiosity about technology, GenAI, data, and applying them to legal/business problems.
• GPA 3.3 or higher or top 20-25% of class.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct legal research and writing to advise on regulatory, business, or emerging legal issues.
• Assist with regulatory submissions and discovery document review.
• Support M&A due diligence, disclosure schedules, research, and agreement review.
• Attend meetings and collaborate with supervising legal and compliance professionals.
• Draft and revise contractual agreements including confidentiality, supply, vendor, and licensing agreements.
• Collaborate with interns, legal/compliance teams, and business colleagues on projects and learning experiences.
• Travel to Koch facilities to understand businesses and operations.

Conhecimentos

Legal research

Legal memo-writing

Verbal communication

Written communication

Curiosity about technology

Formação académica

Enrolled in JD program (1L)

Ferramentas

GenAI

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Koch Legal & Compliance Department is seeking 1L Summer 2027 interns to join our teams at the Georgia-Pacific Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Koch internship program offers immersive experience where interns contribute to meaningful projects, receive professional mentorship, and participate in capability-based training. Legal & Compliance at Koch is about much more than the practice of law. Our organization brings together professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and expertise who partner with the business to solve complex problems, improve processes, use technology, data, GenAI, and other emerging technologies to transform how we work and create value, manage risk, strengthen compliance programs, protect intellectual property, support transactions, and drive business success. We expect our team members to be curious about new technologies, identify practical applications, and use sound judgment to translate these capabilities into better legal and business outcomes.

What You Will Do

This 11-week summer internship program provides first-year law students with the opportunity to gain practical experience working alongside legal and compliance professionals at one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

Koch's Legal & Compliance Department supports a wide range of areas, including corporate law, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, litigation, internal investigations, labor & employment, environmental health & safety, commercial and international trade compliance, and intellectual property.

Given the size and scale of Koch companies, our legal and compliance professionals work across a variety of disciplines in the U.S. and around the world. Interns will gain hands‑on experience and exposure to real‑world business and legal matters. Opportunities may include:

• Conducting legal research and writing to provide guidance on regulatory, business, or emerging legal issues
• Assisting with regulatory submissions and discovery document review
• Supporting mergers & acquisitions, including due diligence, disclosure schedules, research, and agreement review
• Attending business and client meetings and collaborating with supervising legal and compliance professionals
• Drafting and revising contractual agreements, including confidentiality, supply, vendor, and licensing agreements
• Partnering with other interns, legal and compliance professionals, business colleagues, and other capabilities on projects, presentations, and learning experiences
• Traveling to Koch facilities to better understand the businesses and operations our team’s support
• Participating in and supporting Koch pro bono initiatives
• Using GenAI and other technology tools to support legal and compliance work, while applying legal judgment, critical thinking, and appropriate validation to resulting work product
• Identifying opportunities to improve legal and compliance processes through technology, automation, data, or GenAI and helping evaluate whether those solutions create meaningful business value.

Interns will also have opportunities to participate in social events, volunteer activities, and networking experiences throughout the summer, including events with area law firms. These experiences are designed to help interns build meaningful professional relationships and expand their understanding of potential career paths both within and beyond Koch.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Currently enrolled as a first-year (1L) law student and entering your 2L year by Summer 2027
• This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Professional demeanor, humility, and a high level of maturity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including research and legal memo‑writing capabilities
• Inquisitive, confident, and comfortable asking thoughtful questions
• Ability to apply economic thinking to legal concepts and analysis
• Previous corporate experience in either a business or legal environment
• 3.3 GPA or higher or ranking within the top 20-25% of your class
• Curiosity about technology, GenAI, data, and how they can be applied to solve legal and business problems
• Demonstrated willingness to experiment with new tools and approaches, learn quickly, challenge existing ways of working, and apply sound judgment in determining where technology can create value

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.