Legal Internship

LS Power Development, LLC•East Brunswick Township, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

LS Power is seeking a Legal/Paralegal Intern to join their team in East Brunswick, NJ. This role will support the legal team with administrative and operational tasks, including record-keeping, scanning, filing, and providing backup support. The intern will handle legal and confidential information with discretion and communicate with internal staff across multiple offices, as well as external vendors and law firms. This is an on-site, part-time internship requiring approximately 10-20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling around summer coursework within core business hours (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM). Availability on Tuesdays through Thursdays is preferred.

Requirements

Punctual and reliable
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Ability to complete tasks with accuracy and strong attention to detail at all times
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive and/or speculative information
Ability to interact in a professional, friendly, and client-focused manner with all levels of staff across multiple offices
Ability to complete tasks within a culture of compliance, adhering to corporate and compliance policies and directives
Ability to work independently
Ability to collaborate with a team of busy professionals who may travel, work from job sites, satellite offices, or other company locations, or otherwise work and communicate remotely
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or higher-level degree (preferred)
Currently pursuing or have completed a Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program (a plus)
Ability to quickly learn and adapt a new web-based billing system a plus
Experience using SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, and DocuSign (a plus)

Responsibilities

Completes a diverse and sometimes complex array of filing, adhering to multiple filing systems (including, but not limited to, hard copy filing, updating electronic databases and utilizing various tools/platforms such as document management systems and SharePoint)
Assists Legal Administrative Assistant in the review, organization and processing of a large volume of legal and vendor invoices; ability to quickly learn and adapt a new web-based billing system a plus
May assist Senior Corporate Paralegal with fielding internal requests for certain information and aggregating or generating information summaries; ability to field and prioritize requests using proper judgment
Upkeep of corporate books and legal files
Manages mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc), including distributing incoming mail/packages, date stamp incoming documents, and prepare outgoing certified mail/packages
May assist with timesheets and expense reports
May assist in arranging conference calls
May complete various ad hoc projects for the legal or compliance teams
May work with, field or otherwise submit land records for recording
Additional duties and responsibilities as needed