Legal Summer Fellow

Lockheed Martin•Bethesda, MD

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. The Lockheed Martin Legal Department Summer Associate will undertake a variety of legal research and writing projects, supporting varied functions within the Legal Department, including litigation, environmental, safety and health compliance advice, employment matters, and transactional support. An ability to juggle multiple assignments and work in a fast-paced environment are necessary. Specific tasks will range from legal research and drafting memoranda explaining legal issues and options to drafting transactional documents to preparing presentations for business leaders to assisting in the Department’s efforts to develop AI use cases and tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and active enrollment in JD program from accredited law school.
Strong verbal and written communication and excellent analytical skills.
Demonstrated work ethic.
Ability to juggle and manage overlapping or competing time demands.

Nice To Haves

Ability to establish effective relationships with peers and more senior leaders.
Experience in a legal environment, such as law firm -paralegal or in-house counsel support role.
Demonstrated experience or interest in national security, defense industry or related fields

Responsibilities

Conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda.
Summarize factual information from documents, depositions and other sources.
Review and revise legal documents and corporate policies and procedures.
Analyze corporate and legal department data for trends, common issues and related information for overall department management.
Special projects as assigned.