Corporate Counsel Internship 2026
About The Position
The Student Program at Nexteer Automotive offers high-potential students meaningful opportunities to apply classroom learning in a professional environment while gaining hands-on experience and valuable industry exposure. This corporate counsel internship position provides an opportunity for a second-year law student to work as a legal intern in a fast-paced Legal Department for Nexteer Automotive, a publicly traded company with its corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI. The position will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and will work in partnership with many of the attorneys, including the divisional legal directors and the specialized counsel. The position will be located on-site in Auburn Hills, MI.
Requirements
- Candidate must be a 2L enrolled at Wayne State Law School
- Candidate must be able to work onsite 2-3 days per week on a multiple, consecutive semester basis
- Candidate must have cumulative 2.7 GPA on 4.0 scale
- Candidate must be a full-time student
- Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented, good judgment and professional
- Demonstrate logic, reasoning, good judgment and have the ability to work independently and with a group/team; proven problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical and time management skills; able to meet deadlines
- Superior English communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Impeccable ethics and integrity
- Ability to pass a background check
- Ability to work on-site
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
Nice To Haves
- 3.0 GPA or higher
Responsibilities
- Assist with a variety of tasks typical in a corporate legal department.
- Work areas would include a broad range of matters such as: corporate governance, employment and labor, claims and litigation, compliance and ethics, commercial contracts, intellectual property, and other general corporate legal work.
- Assist with various corporate tasks, including updating and maintaining the corporate document database, organization of files, and with any special projects as designated.
- Draft and review NDA’s and other legal documents.
- Assist with various compliance tasks, including creation of presentations, improving marketing materials, researching compliance best practices, assisting with investigations.
- Assist in litigation issues.
- Assist with the drafting corporate entity documents, managing minute books, redlining various agreements, updating and maintaining the companies’ database of subsidiaries.
- Assist with review and timely response to subpoenas and other information requests.
- Respond promptly to requests from the sales, purchasing, operations, finance, engineering, and other departments.
- Summarize and communicate risks, legal concepts, company policies, and procedures in a way that business people can use.
- Support the continuous improvement of standard agreements and legal processes.
- Communicate effectively in a fast paced, multi-cultural environment.
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
