Legal Intern

Monark Markets • New York, NY

11h • Onsite

About The Position

You'll serve as a legal and regulatory utility player at Monark, supporting the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer across the full range of issues that come with operating a broker-dealer and ATS at the frontier of private markets. Monark's infrastructure handles the entire lifecycle of alternative investments, from primary issuance through secondary market trading - all delivered via API to the brokerages, wealth management platforms, and custodians where millions of investors already manage their portfolios. As a legal intern, you'll get a hands-on view into the regulatory and contractual machinery that makes that infrastructure possible. This role lives at the intersection of securities law, fund structuring, and fintech operations. You'll research groundbreaking regulatory questions, support live transactions and partner integrations, and contribute to the policy and compliance frameworks that keep Monark operating at the highest standards. Legal interns at Monark develop a nuanced understanding of how broker-dealers, investment advisers, and private funds actually work, take pride in understanding the details, and channel that knowledge into clear, actionable analysis for the team.

Requirements

• Current 2L or 3L at an accredited law school
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
• Strong proficiency with Google Workspace tools and Microsoft Office suite
• Sound judgment and ability to escalate issues appropriately
• Deep curiosity and the ability to quickly comprehend complex topics
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through
• Interest in securities law, private funds, venture-backed businesses, fintech, or financial regulation
• Ability to work independently, accept and incorporate feedback, and operate in a fast-moving environment
• Professionalism, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or experience in Corporations, Securities Regulation, Investment Funds, Administrative Law, Tax, or related areas
• Prior internship, externship, journal, RA, or work experience involving transactional, regulatory, or in-house legal work
• General familiarity or interest in financial markets, private markets, broker-dealer or adviser regulation, or startup legal environments

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal and regulatory research across securities, broker-dealer, investment adviser, private fund, and related fintech issues. Distill findings into concise, clearly written memoranda, issue summaries, and research-based recommendations.
• Prepare first drafts and comparisons of agreements, disclosures, policies, board materials, and other legal documents. Flag ambiguities, missing protections, and alignment issues so the team can resolve them quickly.
• Contribute to policy maintenance, testing support, and the preparation of internal trackers and reference materials that keep the compliance program running smoothly. Treat legal and compliance flows as a product that needs to work, not a checklist.
• Assist with diligence, document organization, and the process-oriented legal operations that drive deal execution and partner onboarding. Build the muscle to move fast without losing rigor.
• Monitor and summarize legal and regulatory developments relevant to Monark's business. Surface what matters and why, with enough context that business stakeholders can act on it.
• Aggregate information across legal, compliance, business, and partner conversations into clear written work product that the team can act on with confidence.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree