Legal Intern

About the Team

Our legal, privacy & administrative team supports Sovrn’s growth by partnering with leaders throughout the organization, providing expertise and pragmatic solutions to the business.

About the Job

Sovrn is looking for a Legal Intern to assist with several temporary contract administration projects on a temporary, contract basis.  The responsibilities of the Legal Intern will include working closely with the legal and business teams to review, analyze, and organize a wide variety of contracts, with a focus on customer and data acquisition and distribution agreements.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Participate in day-to-day operations of the Legal Team
• Significant research and analysis of company contracts
• Other projects as requested by the Legal Team

About You

You are driven and have proven the ability to work effectively across a dynamic, fast-paced organization.  You possess a basic knowledge and understanding of contractual terms and conditions. We value committed, detail-oriented and thoughtful individuals who bring operational excellence as well as a creative, mindful approach to their work.

Your experience includes:

• Must be currently enrolled and return to law school for 2023 Fall semester
• Bachelor’s degree required; currently enrolled first- and second-year law students are preferred
• Possess a basic knowledge and understanding of legal terms and conditions

The successful candidate will have:

• Personal Strengths – Positive attitude, organized, self-motivated, willingness to learn, and flexibility to adapt to ever-changing responsibilities and work environment are musts.
• Attention to Detail – Must be able to consistently demonstrate a strong attention to detail in all aspects of the position.
• Communication Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively and in a concise manner, both verbally and in writing, to internal and external audiences.
• Process Management - Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously on your own and together with a team.
• Problem Solving – Must be able to solve problems in a timely manner; gather and analyze information skillfully and efficiently; and work well in group problem solving situations as well as independently.
• Adaptability - Adapt to changes in the work environment; prioritize competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events, appreciates opportunity to adjust and adapt with growing business.
• Professionalism - Must have a high degree of professional ethics and integrity and must display sound judgment.
• Computer Skills – Proven expertise in the Microsoft Office Suite. Salesforce experience is a plus. Must have the ability to learn how to navigate a contracts management software.
• Legal Research- Proficient research skills with and without various legal databases, with the ability to analyze findings and communicate results in a precise and concise manner.
• Legal Writing – Must have excellent writing skills and some experience in drafting, editing, analyzing, and reviewing contracts in preparation for execution.

This position reports to: Director of Legal Operations (Andrea Policky) 

Location: Boulder, Colorado

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable; and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of accountability impact, and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We expect you to learn new things in this role, and we encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we're looking for.

About Sovrn

Publishers create the content the world depends on for education, entertainment, and commerce. Sovrn provides products and services to tens of thousands of online publishers to help them grow, operate their business, understand their readership, and manage consumer data. Sovrn is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. 

With 10,000 customers deploying one or more products across 30,000 websites, Sovrn reaches 200M consumers across more than 3.5B pageviews everyday. Sovrn has been a leader in online publisher technology since its founding, and has been recognized by IAB, JICWEBS, and TAG for its role in combating advertising fraud and promoting pro-transparency initiatives. Sovrn is dedicated to helping content creators do more of what they love, and less of what they don’t.

Sovrn Core Values: Candid, Customer Empathy, Learning, Scrappy, Second Order Thinking

Compensation and Benefits

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate compensation range for this role in Boulder, Colorado is $22.00 an hour. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills and certifications.

Sovrn offers a full slate of benefits from competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental and vision coverage, short and long term disability, life insurance, 11 paid holidays, flexible vacation, commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, and a paid parental leave program for full time employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Sovrn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

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