2027 Summer Internship Program - Legal Intern

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Networking

MARTA passes provided

LinkedIn Learning access

FedFuel career tool

On-site cafe and dining options

Dress for your day

Flexible hours

On-site fitness center

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is offering a paid summer internship in the Legal Department. The role supports employment law, benefits and healthcare, banking regulation, payments law, and contracts law, providing broad exposure to financial regulation.

Applicants should be law students in good standing, with experience in legal research (Westlaw/LexisNexis). Strong writing, analysis, and ability to work across time zones are valued.

Qualifications

• GPA above 3.0 in academically rigorous curriculum.
• Commit to 40-hour work week for 10–12 weeks in summer.
• Proficient with Westlaw or LexisNexis for legal research; iManage preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the legal department across employment, benefits/healthcare, banking regulation, payments, and contracts law.

Skills

GPA above 3.0

40-hour work week

Legal research (Westlaw/LexisNexis)

iManage experience (preferred)

Interest in Employment/Corporate/Bank/

Prior internship/externship

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Independent, ownership mindset

Interpersonal skills & teamwork

Education

Law School enrollment, good standing

Completed at least 1 year of law school

Economics undergrad preferred

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Internet legal research sources

iManage

Job description

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.

OUR BANK

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States and is one of the most influential, trusted, and prestigious financial organizations. It consists of twelve Reserve Banks located around the country and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta territory covers the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which includes Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Atlanta Fed and the other Reserve Banks play an important part in all three of the Fed's functions: monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and the operation of a nationwide payment system.

PLEASE READ

Internships are paid. Summer housing will not be provided. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT

The selected intern will support the legal department in all areas including employment law, benefits/healthcare, banking regulation, payments law and contracts law.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum cumulative GPA above 3.0 in academically rigorous curriculum.


• Must be committed to working a 40-hour work week for 10-12 weeks during the summer months.


• Applicants should be proficient in using Westlaw or LexisNexis and other internet based legal information sources to conduct legal research. Preference for candidates with iManage experience.


• Demonstrated interest in Employment Law, General Corporate Law, Banking & Finance Law, Contracts, and/or Payments Law.


• Completion of at least one prior internship/externship opportunity.

PREFERRED MAJOR

Candidate must be currently enrolled in Law School, in good academic standing, and must have completed at least one year of law school

Economics undergrad preferred

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite


• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)


• Strong analytical skills


• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects


• Great work ethic and detail oriented


• Comfortable working across time zones to complete projects in a timely manner


• Strong interpersonal skills and working as part of a team.

OUR BENEFITS TO INTERNS (some benefits are subject to being onsite)

• Professional development opportunities


• Networking


• MARTA passes provided


• Free LinkedIn Learning access


• Free access to our FedFuel career development tool


• Café and dining options on-site


• Dress for your day


• Flexible hours


• Access to on-site fitness center

Additional Requirements

This position will require at minimum fingerprinting for a criminal background check, education and employment verification, along with potential additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of any required background screening. These screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to approximately 8 weeks to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.

For Law Enforcement positions, physical, psychological, drug, stress/EKG, and attending an academy will be required.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules. These rules generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from holding financial interests (such as common stock and corporate bonds) issued by financial institutions. This prohibition also applies to investment funds that focus on investing in the financial sector. If you, your spouse/domestic partner, or minor child own such securities, you will generally be asked to divest them if you accept