Risk Management and Legal Intern

After School Matters•Chicago, IL

9d•$20 - $20

About The Position

Summary of Position: This position will support the Legal Department with a wide range of projects related to risk management, compliance, and legal research, including developing compliance checklist, drafting policies and procedures and related memoranda/reports, providing administrative and back-up support and other related projects. This position is a good fit for someone who writes well and is detail oriented and interested in learning about not-for-profit risk management and introductory legal research and theory. This position will begin in May 2026 and end in August 2026.

Requirements

Excellent writing skills
Detail-oriented and organized
Analytical problem solver
Customer service oriented
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
Ability to work independently and in a team
Ability to research and distill facts and key issues
Must be currently enrolled as a college student or graduate/law school student

Nice To Haves

Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills preferred

Responsibilities

Research legal topics and provide a report/memo on the findings
Assist with Privacy and Information Security issues
Assist with the creation of compliance site visit forms and risk management checklists
Assist with insurance claim inquiries (follow-up with emails, tracking claims, etc.)
Legal tracking (incident reporting, saving background checks, renewal dates for licenses, garnishments, etc.)
Update policies and procedures
Create one pagers re: legal and/or risk management topics and/or guidance
Generate reports (e.g., incident reports, etc.) on an as-needed basis
Assist and/or conduct compliance assessments and other compliance site visits for community providers
Complete manual data entry when required
Support team with administrative tasks (e.g. copying, scanning)
Act as a back-up for the Receptionist desk
When needed, assist with teen application and other Program Quality and Compliance department assignments when the volume is high
Other duties as assigned.