Legal, Compliance & Government Affairs Internship (Summer 2023)

Want to find out what it’s like to work in-house at a fast-growing fintech company? Join our Legal, Compliance & Government Affairs team at Gusto!

About Gusto

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 200,000 businesses nationwide.

Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

About the Role

We are looking for law school interns who are energetic, detail-oriented, and efficient multitaskers, who would enjoy working collaboratively in an in-house environment. Here are some of the traits we want to see: You shine in a fast-paced environment and thrive on the success of a job well done. You’re the type of person who will leave no stone unturned when conducting legal research. You take the initiative to independently tackle complex and novel tasks. When you say “I’ll take care of it,” we know it’ll be done well. You will develop skills in critical thinking, legal research & writing, including translating legalese for non-legal audiences, contract drafting, legal operations and policy development. 

**Please include a resume, cover letter and writing sample (legal memo) in your submission. We may ask you to provide grades when they become available.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Help the Legal, Compliance & Government Affairs team be more productive, effective and organized.
• Conduct legal research and work with business, product, marketing, operations, and engineering teams on topics such as privacy (e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, GDPR), advertising (e.g., UDAAP & CAN-SPAM), intellectual property (e.g., trademarks, patents, open source), employment (e.g., wage & hour, employment tax,  payroll & ERISA), international law, public policy, corporate governance, benefits (e.g., ERISA, ACA), and financial services (e.g., lending, banking, money transmission, AML/BSA, financial crime, and other financial services matters).
• Negotiate and revise vendor and partnership agreements.
• Respond to the day-to-day needs of operations, sales, product, and engineering teams.
• Create legal and compliance “how-to” presentations.
• Create legal and compliance wikis for use by the whole company.

Here’s what we're looking for:

• Rising 2Ls from an accredited law school.
• Available full-time for at least 10-12 weeks during the Summer 2023 (40 hours a week).
• Able to think critically and come up with creative solutions.
• Extremely organized and attentive to detail.
• Thrives working on cross-functional teams.
• Experience in researching and synthesizing federal and state regulations on complex topics.
• Strong legal writing and analysis, and ability to communicate to non-legal audiences.
• Extremely organized and strong attention to detail.
• Thrives working cross-functionally.
• Enthusiastic about learning new disciplines.

Bonus points: 

• Past experience working at a start-up or tech company.
• Past experience working with benefits, health, and/or insurance companies.
• Demonstrated interest in fintech, privacy, employment, health, tax, payroll, benefits and/or insurance industries.
• Completed contract drafting, business associations and/or entrepreneurship classes.

Internship details:

• The internship is paid.
• The internship is not eligible for school credit.
• The internship can be located near one of our homebase offices in San Francisco, Denver, or New York, or remote.
• U.S. work authorization is required. This role is not available for sponsorship.
• Deadline to apply is 5pm PT on Monday, January 2, 2023. Recruiter calls will begin as early as January 4th with Super Days planned for January 12th & 13th.

Learn more about the team:

• Series E Fundraising Announcement
• Talking about Gusto's Commitment to RISE by Bernard Coleman (Head of Employee Engagement). Check out our Recent RISE Report. 
• Supporting Small Businesses Through COVID-19
• How Gusto is making HR Software Accessible and Inclusive of All
• What it is like to Work with Gusto

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $34/hr - $36/hr in Denver & most remote locations, and $43/hr for San Francisco & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home with us.

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Our company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].