In-House Legal Intern
In-House Legal Intern
Legal | San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA
This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Our agreement with employees
DocuSign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what’s right, every day. At DocuSign, everything is equal. We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.
The team
The Legal team helps DocuSign achieve strategic goals, manage legal risk, and preserve the legal and ethical integrity of the company. We are regularly involved in critical, complex operations, and partner across the business to solve challenging problems to support our growth and progress globally. We focus on providing thorough analysis and offer legal advice to foster sound decision-making and ensuring compliance with legal and other relevant standards and certifications.
This position
DocuSign, Inc., the global leader in developing the next generation Agreement Cloud, is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic intern to work with its in-house legal team. The intern will have exposure to attorneys and projects in each of the major practice areas of the legal department:
Corporate, securities, employment & litigation: Projects range from securities regulation, SEC filings, ’33/’34 Act matters, corporate development (M&A, investments), employment law and compliance matters.
Product, innovation services & regulatory affairs: Projects include fundamental issues relating to foundational topics such as e-signature legality, artificial intelligence, contract lifecycle management, best practices in legal tech and operations, marketing and public relations topics, product and public sector compliance issues, and cutting-edge intellectual property, data governance and privacy / information security issues. Intern also will have opportunities to do technology-related transactional work.
Global commercial contracts: Projects include research, contributing to forms development, playbooks and process enhancements, and opportunities to participate in a range of SaaS software contract negotiations.
We are a highly collaborative legal team, so the intern will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects across functional areas, with an opportunity to tailor the experience to align with the intern’s interests, skills and background.
This position is an individual contributor role for Summer 2022 reporting to the Deputy General Counsel on the Legal team and is designated Flex (with the possibility of extending into a part-time Fall/Spring semester opportunity).
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research on important company topics, investigate, help respond to, and manage product issues as they arise with regard to different verticals (e.g., financial services, life sciences, public sector, etc.)
- Work collaboratively across multiple functions to manage tasks and projects using next generation legal technologies
- Assist with the drafting and negotiation of agreements, filings, corporate consents, employment and policy materials, and other documents
Basic qualifications
- Pursuing a full-time law degree at an ABA-accredited law school
- This role is not eligible for CPT, OPT or sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in the tech industry or previous experience in a corporate legal department
- Passion for tackling issues of first impression and/or foundational legal issues
- Talent for thinking outside of the box in researching legal issues
- Able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Interest and willingness to embrace new technologies to help further operationalize team processes
Vaccination requirement
DocuSign may require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination to visit a DocuSign office, to meet with potential or actual customers or business partners, or for other business-related purposes, in accordance with local law. Please note that DocuSign has contracts with different governments globally which may require compliance with local and federal laws.
About us
DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers eSignature: the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today, over a million customers and hundreds of millions of users in over 180 countries use DocuSign to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people's lives. And we help save the world’s forests and embrace environmental sustainability.
It's important to us that we build a talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. We encourage great talent who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions. DocuSign is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience, skill, aptitude and a can-do approach. We will not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected category.
Accommodations
DocuSign provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including if you have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at accommodations@docusign.com.
