Forward Deployed Operations Intern

Fenwick & West•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fenwick is excited to offer an internship opportunity within our Finance Department for Forward Deployed Operations Intern – Business AI and Innovation. This role provides hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI native solutions that support how a leading technology law firm operates and grows. Interns will design, build, and ship AI-native and agentic workflows that support business development, business intelligence, and legal operations initiatives across the firm. Responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical architecture, running experiments to measure effectiveness, and iterating based on real-time feedback from attorneys and business teams. Interns may build agents that surface prospect intelligence, identify relationship opportunities, and support targeted outreach strategies, as well as develop automated pipelines that synthesize market, competitive, and industry data into actionable insights for firm leadership. The role also includes streamlining and automating operational workflows to support matter and resource planning and drive efficiency across legal operations.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a college program focused on computer science, data science, industrial engineering, economics, or related technical or quantitative degree
Hands-on programming experience (Python preferred) and familiarity with APIs, large language models, and development tools such as Jupyter Notebook or VS Code
Experience translating ideas into working prototypes, running experiments, and iterating based on results
Ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions
Strong interest in current and emerging technologies
A strong inclination to build - you prioritize shipping over endless specification

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or AWS (AWS experience is transferable) preferred

Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship AI-native and agentic workflows that support business development, business intelligence, and legal operations initiatives across the firm.
Translate business requirements into technical architecture.
Run experiments to measure effectiveness.
Iterate based on real-time feedback from attorneys and business teams.
Build agents that surface prospect intelligence, identify relationship opportunities, and support targeted outreach strategies.
Develop automated pipelines that synthesize market, competitive, and industry data into actionable insights for firm leadership.
Streamline and automate operational workflows to support matter and resource planning and drive efficiency across legal operations.