2026 Legal & Contracts Fall Internship

Advanced Space•Westminster, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The team at Advanced Space is leading humanity back to the Moon and pioneering innovative solutions in the space industry. Based in Westminster, Colorado, this incredible team is looking for a Legal & Contracts Fall Intern who will support the Legal & Contracts Team by reviewing agreements, researching regulatory requirements, and helping prepare documentation for government and commercial programs. Through hands-on experience, you will be exposed to complex aerospace regulations, compliance tasks, and contract lifecycle management. Advanced Space exists to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. We operate with core values: we are customer obsessed and mission focused; when we see it, we solve it; we are one team, motivated by our vision; and we bring technical excellence and inexhaustible curiosity. We encourage university students at all levels to apply! Typically, our Legal & Contracts interns are graduate students or advanced undergraduates who have taken coursework in contract law, business law, regulatory or compliance-focused courses, legal research & writing to name a few.

Requirements

Working toward a undergraduate degree in Legal Studies, Pre-Law or Political Science, Business Administration or Management, Public Policy, or Public Administration. Or, a law degree (JD) or Masters in any of the above areas.
Basic understanding of risk assessment.
Project management or process-improvement experience (school project).
Strong analytical writing.
Comfort with technical documents.
Professional communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with government contracting (FAR/DFARS)
Exposure to export controls (ITAR/EAR)
Experience with contract management tools

Responsibilities

Prepares basic contract summaries and extracts key terms under close supervision.
Assists with document formatting, version control, and template comparisons.
Observes internal and external negotiation meetings to build foundational understanding.
Conduct preliminary research on clauses, regulations, and customer requirements.
Performs basic research on regulations and summarizes findings for review.
Assists with compliance checklists and document organization.
Learns foundational FAR/DFARS and NASA requirements.
Flags obvious inconsistencies in documents for supervisor review.
Identifies obvious inconsistencies or missing information in documents.
Assists with risk logs and tracking tools.
Escalates potential issues to supervisors promptly.
Learns basic risk categories (technical, schedule, financial, regulatory).
Assists with supplier documentation and data entry.
Tracks basic subcontract milestones.
Supports supplier communication under supervision.
Learns subcontract terminology and flow-down concepts.
Other duties as assigned