DC-based Legal Intern: IP, Contracts & Policy Research

ABA - American Bankers Association; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite 2 days/week

Job summary

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is a Washington, DC–based organization seeking a law student intern to support intellectual property tasks, contract reviews, and policy research during Summer 2027. The internship requires enrollment in an accredited JD program and returning to law school after the internship, with a 37.5-hour work week and onsite expectations two days per week.

Primary duties include preparing trademark and copyright filings, reviewing contracts under $5,000, and

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the financial services industry, intellectual property and general corporate matters.
• Must possess solid contract drafting, negotiation, legal research and writing skills.
• Must possess knowledge of business and application of the law to business projects, strategy and implementation.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to quickly comprehend business transactions, problem solve issues as they develop and work on a cooperative basis with customers.
• Technology skills for databases, record management and remote access required.

Responsibilities

• Provide intellectual property support by preparing trademark and copyright applications, reviewing and cataloging copyright certificates and related materials, and reviewing software and intellectual property licenses.
• Review ABA contractual documents by conducting legal sufficiency review of small dollar (under $5,000) contracts, statements of work, master service agreements, non-disclosure agreements and amendments.
• Provide research and writing support for The Docket (ABA Legal publication).
• Conduct legal research of monthly federal, state and regulatory actions for summarization and inclusion in monthly publication for legal community dissemination.
• Conduct legal research to support policy development and draft proposed policies and related documents.
• State legislative monitoring and assisting staff in state legislative monitoring efforts, including proposed legislative and regulatory actions.
• Assist in the preparation of briefings, charts and white papers, as needed.

Skills

IP knowledge

Contract drafting

Legal research & writing

Financial services familiarity

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tech/database skills

Education

J.D. candidate

Job description

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is a Washington, DC–based organization seeking a law student intern to support intellectual property tasks, contract reviews, and policy research during Summer 2027. The internship requires enrollment in an accredited JD program and returning to law school after the internship, with a 37.5-hour work week and onsite expectations two days per week.

Primary duties include preparing trademark and copyright filings, reviewing contracts under $5,000, and