Legal Intern

This Intern position will offer law students an opportunity for paid practical experience across a variety of legal and business areas supporting the Bright Horizons Procurement Department. The intern will work under the supervision of a licensed MA attorney, and will gain valuable hands-on experience applying legal principles and training toward the implementation of public company business objectives.

This Hybrid role requires in-person work 3 days per week at our Newton, MA headquarters. This role will be for 15 weeks, 30 hours per week.

Bright Horizons is trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world's best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.

What you will be doing:

• Review and perform analysis of vendor contracts, requests for proposal, and contract data as part of the expansion of an enterprise-wide Contract Lifecycle Management System.

• Assist with drafting and reviewing of contracts and non-disclosure agreements.

• Observe vendor client meetings and negotiations.

• Draft correspondence related to vendor disputes.

• Perform legal research to address issues as they arise in contracting with material vendors (enforceability, best-in-class contract provisions and fallback positions).

• Other tasks as needed in the course of working in a dynamic business/legal department of a public growth company.

Minimum Qualifications

• College degree. Completed 1 (one) or more year(s) of law school (must be enrolled as either a full time or part time JD student ).

Additional Job Requirements

• 1+ years of experience with contract databases or similar technology infrastructure, Conga/Salesforce preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to maintain a positive attitude; and solid customer service skills

• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment