Legal Summer Associate, Summer 2026 - Purchase, NY

Mastercard•Purchase, NY

About The Position

Mastercard is seeking first year law students to participate in our summer legal internship program. Selected candidates will spend the summer with the legal teams that are responsible for providing comprehensive, end-to-end, strategic legal counsel and support to Mastercard’s business units and providing cutting edge products and services to Mastercard’s customers and cardholders. Mastercard’s law department offers an engaging and paid legal summer internship that provides talented, first-year law students from accredited law schools an opportunity to gain exceptional experience, build relationships and exposure across a variety of practice areas. Summer fellows will work under the supervision of attorneys in Mastercard’s law department and will benefit from training and feedback on substantive assignments, mentoring and professional development. Mastercard seeks to attract talented, first-year law students from accredited law schools for its summer legal internship program. Successful applicants will have demonstrated superior academic achievement and will have distinguished themselves within their law school and communities. Each candidate will be evaluated individually. You must be enrolled in good standing at an ABA accredited law school and be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled as a 1st year law student and has completed their first year Before start of the internship, in June 2026
Inquisitive, with a positive attitude and willingness to learn; Demonstrated academic achievement and in good academic standing
Strong legal research, writing and analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated leadership abilities
Excellent interpersonal, team and collaboration skills
Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
Have completed your first year of law school
Please submit a copy of your resume
Undergraduate and law school transcripts (unofficial)
A brief personal statement addressing either obstacles you have overcome in pursuit of your legal career or examples of your leadership abilities, and
one (1) letter of recommendation
Please include and submit all requirement in one combined pdf file no later than, February 15, 2026
This role is not eligible for Mastercard’s work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship.

Benefits

insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
flexible spending account and health savings account
paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
deferred compensation for eligible roles
fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
eligibility for tuition reimbursement
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
jury duty leave
on-site fitness facilities in some locations