Legal Intern (Hybrid)

SGS • Bloomfield, NJ

306d • $25

About The Position

SGS North America Inc. (“SGS”) is part of a world-wide group of organizations that specializes in testing, inspection, auditing, and certification services and has offices and laboratories all over the USA. SGS operates in and provides services across a wide variety of industries such as minerals, environmental, oil and gas, health and nutrition, and consumer products. Our SGS in-house legal department, who support all our USA and Canada locations, is looking for a motivated intern for the summer of 2025. The SGS legal department provides support services across a variety of legal functions such as contracts, litigation, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property. For this position SGS is looking for a law student who is interested in pursuing a career in-house or looking to learn more about working in an in-house environment.

Requirements

• Law student between 1L and graduation
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Professionalism
• Proficiency in Word, Adobe, and Westlaw

Responsibilities

• Learn about the company, including the different lines of business
• Research and drafting memos regarding developing legal issues
• Assistance with responding to subpoenas and document responses
• Assisting paralegals with various tasks as necessary
• Take part in and takes note on meetings with the internal business and project teams and outside counsel
• Assist with review and assessment of contracts
• Shadowing members of the legal department in performing their roles

Benefits

• $25/hr
• Full-time internship
• Approximately the end of May until August (10-week minimum commitment)
• A few days a week in our offices in Bloomfield, New Jersey (SGS corporate headquarters)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed