Legal Internship

Meritage Homes Corporation•Scottsdale, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Meritage Home’s is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you.This position can be full-time and the candidate will work in the Scottsdale corporate headquarters starting in May 2026, working with the in-house Litigation Team within the Meritage Homes Legal Department. The ideal candidate will be able to work for the entire school year. Must be a current second or third-year law student. This legal intern will be exposed to suits, claims, and disputes of all types (including tort, contract, real estate, and construction law issues), and will help in researching legal questions, reviewing contracts, investigating the factual background of disputes, crafting claim responses, responding to discovery, and otherwise assisting in-house attorneys and paralegals working through claims, disputes, and special projects. Will also have the opportunity to shadow our Vice President—Litigation Counsel during hearings, mediations, depositions, and various litigation-related meetings. The stuff you will do: Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc. Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship. #LI-KS1

Requirements

Operating with integrity
Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
Having a desire to “win” and get stuff done
Fostering an inclusive environment
Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never “settle”
Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college
Must be a current second or third-year law student.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
Experience dealing with ambiguity
Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers
Business Law
Real Estate Law
Juris Doctor (JD)
Law and Sustainability
Paralegal
JD Advanced Standing (JDAS)
Master of Human Resources and Employment Law, (MHREL)
Master of Laws (LLM)
Master of Legal Studies (MLS)

Responsibilities

Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Benefits

A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
An organization that lives by its core values everyday
Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
A competitive pay structure
Strong benefits
Flexibility in work-life integration
Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
Maintain a competitive drive to be the best