Legal Research Intern (Summer 2024)

About Rocket Lawyer

We believe everyone deserves access to affordable and simple legal services. 

Founded in 2008, Rocket Lawyer is the largest and most widely used online legal service platform in the world. With offices in North America, South America, and Europe, Rocket Lawyer has helped over 30 million people create over 50 million legal documents, and get their legal questions answered. 

We are in a unique position to enhance and expand the Rocket Lawyer platform to a scale never seen before in the company’s history, to capture audiences worldwide. We are expanding our team to take on this challenge!

About the Role

We're looking for a savvy, enthusiastic, and motivated legal intern for our team. This internship offers training and experience in the day-to-day activities at an innovative legal tech company. Duties range from legal research on a variety of topics to hands-on content writing and editing. Read on if you are detail-oriented, eager, and enjoy being part of a fast-moving, collaborative team. This position is remote. 

Reports to: Senior Legal Researcher

Location: Remote, but you must be located in CA, AZ, CO, NC, or UT during the internship.

Duration: Starting June 2024 for 10 weeks, 40 hours a week

A Day in the Life

• Support the creation and maintenance of legal document templates.
• Research and analyze legal document structure, source material, and supporting documentation.
• Conduct legal research to ensure documents are up to date and compliant with state and federal law.
• Draft and edit legal website content.
• Support Document Operations team in daily administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Currently rising 2L, 3L or recent graduate of a nationally-accredited law school.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, recall, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
• Self-starter who will thrive in a creative, fast-paced environment. 
• Great attitude, sense of humor, and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

Rocket Lawyer is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We particularly welcome applications from veterans and military spouses.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected].