Legal Intern

What You'll Do

• Review and organize vendor agreements, customer agreements, and NDAs, research key terms, and draft redlines against our contract playbook, from intake through signature.
• Sit in on contract negotiations to see how positions get argued and resolved.
• Support privacy and data protection work, including DPAs and GDPR and CCPA questions, in partnership with our Governance, Risk, and Compliance team.
• Help triage the legal inbox and incoming requests from Sales, Finance, Marketing, Product, and other teams.
• Use approved AI tools to produce first-pass contract summaries, issue lists, and research outlines, then check sources and citations before sharing work with an attorney.
• Support entity maintenance across our international offices.
• Contribute to legal operations projects, including improving how the team uses AI tools in day-to-day work.

Required

• Current JD candidate (2L or 3L) or LLM student in good standing.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Ability to spot issues quickly and explain them clearly and concisely.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Availability for 5 to 15 hours per week from January through May 2027.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Interest in technology law, commercial contracts, privacy, or cybersecurity.
• Coursework or experience in privacy, contracts, or technology regulation.
• Comfort using AI tools for research or drafting, and an understanding of their limits (such as checking for made-up citations and protecting confidential information).
• Curiosity and comfort with not knowing the answer yet. Prior in-house experience is not expected.

Menlo Mindsets

The Menlo Mindsets serve as our strategic operating system, directly linking our daily behaviors to the business results we need to achieve by defining exactly "how" we do our work. By establishing this clear, shared standard, they empower our most successful employees to consistently drive the innovation and accountability required for our long-term success.

• Proactive Leadership - I do not settle for the status quo. I take ownership, make informed decisions, and proactively communicate to drive results while empowering others to do the same.
• Straight Talk - I share honestly and transparently, actively seeking diverse perspectives while encouraging the same.
• What it looks like in this role: You flag issues plainly, explain legal risk in simple terms for business teams, and ask questions when something is unclear.
• United Impact - I break down barriers to champion cross-functional collaboration, uniting diverse strengths with clear ownership to drive exceptional, aligned outcomes.
• What it looks like in this role: You work with Sales, Finance, Product, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance to keep contracts and privacy requests moving.
• Elevated Talent - I believe talent is our differentiator, upholding a high bar for performance and leadership and continuous development.
• What it looks like in this role: You take feedback on your redlines and research, apply it quickly, and raise the quality of your work each week.
• Customer-Compelled - Customer focus is my mission. I own their experience, prevent their challenges, and act with urgency to deliver value.

Why Menlo?

At Menlo, we don't settle for the status quo - in our technology or our culture. How we think and act is just as important as what we build. Our culture is defined by five core mindsets: Proactive Leadership, Straight Talk, United Impact, Elevated Talent, and Customer-Compelled. We take ownership and drive outcomes without waiting to be told. We communicate directly and seek hard truths. We break down silos and win together.

We hold a high bar for ourselves and the people around us. And we treat every customer interaction as mission-critical. If you're someone who sees it, owns it, solves it, and does it - you'll thrive here.

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