Paralegal/Legal Operations Intern

AmeriLife•Clearwater, FL

About The Position

AmeriLife is seeking 2 Paralegal / Legal Operations Interns to support the Legal Department with contract operations, contract data management, and related legal operations projects. This is an entry-level opportunity designed for law students, college students, or students enrolled in a paralegal program who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in a corporate legal department. Interns will be trained on contract structure, internal contracting systems, and legal department workflows, and will play a key role in coding, organizing, and analyzing contract data. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, organized, curious, and comfortable working with confidential business and legal information.

Requirements

High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, especially when reviewing documents and entering data.
Ability to stay organized, manage deadlines, and follow documented processes carefully.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Comfort working independently while also collaborating with attorneys, paralegals, legal operations team members, and business partners.
Ability to review information, compare sources, identify inconsistencies, and ask thoughtful questions.
Comfort handling confidential and time-sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
Professional, dependable, and curious, with a strong interest in learning how a corporate legal department operates.

Nice To Haves

Current enrollment in a law school, undergraduate program, or paralegal certificate/program.
Prior internship, part-time office, administrative, legal, compliance, or business operations experience.
Comfort using Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Interest in contracts, legal operations, data quality, compliance, or business process improvement.

Responsibilities

Code, organize, and analyze contract data in AmeriLife’s internal contracting systems.
Review contracts to identify key information such as parties, contract type, effective dates, renewal terms, termination rights, obligations, and other important data points.
Assist with maintaining accurate and complete contract records, including updating trackers, databases, and system fields.
Support contract intake, routing, tracking, and follow-up to help keep legal and business workflows moving efficiently.
Identify missing information, inconsistent data, or potential issues and escalate questions appropriately.
Prepare summaries, reports, or data quality checks to support legal operations and contract management projects.
Assist attorneys, paralegals, and legal operations team members with administrative and project-based support as needed.