2025 - 2026 Law Compliance Intern

Chevron • Houston, TX

11d • $23 - $33

About The Position

The Law Compliance Intern position focuses on ensuring adherence with company policy and procedures as they relate to third party due diligence and will play a key role within the Due Diligence team providing subject matter expertise and guidance to business units globally on performing initial and/or periodic due diligence reviews of the company’s suppliers, customers, and other third-party partners. The selected individual will be expected to interpret, communicate, guide, and where appropriate, influence business units on appropriate due diligence practices, and mitigation measures in collaboration with in-house counsel in a clear and effective manner. The position will be expected to partner with other compliance personnel to coordinate communications with impacted business personnel, and to provide training as needed. The position requires strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical capabilities, good judgment in identifying issues and elevating to counsel as may be necessary, a willingness to learn new compliance procedures, and to be a leader in advocating for compliance. This Law Compliance Intern position would cover a wide range of general compliance from data entry, and administrative duties related to law compliance.

Requirements

• strong written and verbal communication skills
• analytical capabilities
• good judgment in identifying issues and elevating to counsel as may be necessary
• a willingness to learn new compliance procedures
• to be a leader in advocating for compliance

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for supported business unit personnel needing guidance on due diligence requirements, and collaborate with the Regional Compliance Analysts to establish and help deploy appropriate compliance procedures
• Assist supported business units with risk assessment and guidance for the appropriate level of due diligence to be conducted
• Provide review of due diligence conducted by supported business, and as appropriate, guidance on risk mitigation measures
• Review due diligence information and perform analysis of such information to ensure all appropriate due diligence for the level of risk is obtained and documented.
• For specific supported business units, timely analyze counterparty transaction activity to ascertain legitimacy of the business, search for negative news on the company and beneficial owners, determine whether actual activity is commensurate with expected activity, line of business, number of locations, and other similar activities to ensure thorough due diligence on the counterparty.
• From time to time, address or help with responding to Know Your Customer (KYC) requests received from external counterparties.
• Periodically review existing due diligence compliance processes to ensure alignment with corporate expectations, leveraging technology and other streamlining efforts without compromising corporate standards.
• Recognize patterns, trends and inconsistencies within transactional and customer data to detect, prevent, mitigate and report potentially suspicious activity.
• Understand complex issues and customer risks associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, financial crimes or other legal and reputational risks.
• Prepare observations from review and analysis through compiling of review notes, documentation and resolution
• Interact with various business units, customer service areas, and management in providing reviews of and SME guidance for mitigation
• As requested by the Regional Compliance Manager or Compliance Analysts, provides training/presentations to impacted personnel within the business unit or to leadership
• Maintain records as required by the Chevron Retention policy
• Works closely with Compliance Law and timely escalate any potential, perceived or actual violations or issues reported by the business unit

Benefits

• Chevron offers competitive compensation and benefits programs to eligible employees which includes, but is not limited to, variable pay, health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees