Legal Summer Intern - Corporate & Compliance Exposure

Wintrust Financial Corporation; Rosemont (IL); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites you to join its 12-week summer Legal Intern program.

The internship runs May through August, 40 hours per week, in person, with a paid $25.00/hour rate; interns will conduct legal research, assist with subpoena responses, contract review, and regulatory compliance meetings while learning the department's litigation, compliance, corporate and regulatory

Qualifications

• Current first year of law school, starting second year in the fall of 2026.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, project management, organizational and writing skills.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Leadership skills with a passion for results.

Responsabilités

• Work closely with colleagues to meet business objectives and priorities defined by the specific line of business.
• Gain understanding of a corporate legal department’s litigation, compliance, corporate and regulatory functions.
• Complete legal research and writing projects; assist with subpoena responses and other legal requests; assist with contract review; participate in regulatory compliance meetings and complete other tasks as assigned.
• Understand the overall concept of the company, including the brand, customer, product goals, and all other aspects of service.
• Accept designated, business-focused projects to complete.
• Engage with customers or clients and provide excellent service.
• Learn and become proficient on internal software systems.

Formation

First year of law school; second year starting Fall 2026

Description du poste

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites you to join its 12-week summer Legal Intern program.

The internship runs May through August, 40 hours per week, in person, with a paid $25.00/hour rate; interns will conduct legal research, assist with subpoena responses, contract review, and regulatory compliance meetings while learning the department's litigation, compliance, corporate and regulatory