Our Team
Both the Koch Legal Department and Tax Department’s Corporate Transaction/legal Capability are hiring legal interns for Summer 2025!
The Koch internship program is an in-depth experience that puts interns at the center of a challenging work environment that includes meaningful project involvement, professional mentoring, and capability-based training.
What You Will Do
Koch Legal Department is Hiring Four 1L Summer Interns
- Two positions will be based out of the Georgia-Pacific Center in Atlanta, GA
- Two positions will be based out of the Koch HQ in Wichita, KS
Our Legal Department provides services in an impressive array of specialties, including corporate law, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, litigation, internal investigations, labor & employment, environmental health & safety, and intellectual property. This 11-week rotation program offers first-year law students an exceptional opportunity to work with industry leaders and learn about the day-to-day work of an in-house counsel in one of the largest privately-owned companies in the country.
Because of the size and scale of Koch companies, our legal professionals practice in a variety of disciplines not only across the U.S., but around the world. Interns benefit from both hands-on experience and observational opportunities based on emerging events. Projects offer exposure to the following:
- Legal research and writing – delving into a particular legal issue to provide guidance on a topical question (e.g., the applicability of a regulation to a particular business or facility, review of state or local ordinance, review of enforcement developments and other emerging issues)
- Assist with regulatory submissions and discovery document review
- Provide support during mergers & acquisitions – assisting with due diligence, disclosure and other schedules, researching issues, review of agreements
- Attend business and client meetings and collaborate with supervising attorney on ideas, concepts and issues
- Draft and revise contractual agreements (e.g., confidential disclosure, supply, vendor, license)
- Travel to facilities that manufacture the goods produced by companies within Koch Industries
- Participate in and support Koch pro bono initiatives
Koch Corporate Transaction/Legal Capability is Hiring one 1L Summer intern
- This positions will be based out of the Koch HQ in Wichita, KS
This capability is imbedded within the Tax Department and provides legal services related to corporate governance, transactions, and tax law to all of Koch’s businesses around the world.
Assigned work and observation opportunities will vary based on emerging events during the time of internship, but will ultimately relate to corporate or tax law. All projects will be under the supervision of an attorney and may offer exposure to the following types of work and projects:
- Assist the supervising attorney with executing legal aspects of internal restructuring transactions, including drafting, review and execution of documents
- Legal research and writing memos – delving into a particular legal issue or topic (e.g., applicability of a law or regulation to a particular business, review of local requirements to form new companies, and other emerging issues)
- Assist with formation and liquidation of legal entities
- Review various types of contracts and agreements from a legal perspective, assist with updates to template library
- Engage with external US and international counsel at the direction of internal counsel
- Provide support with corporate governance compliance. Examples include understanding annual filing requirements, assisting with foreign qualifications and analyzing local disclosure requirements
- Meet with tax planners, accounting and treasury to plan and implement corporate restructuring transactions
- Attend business meetings. Assist with meeting preparation and collaborate with supervising attorney on ideas, concepts and issues
- Attend optional tax-intern trainings as deemed beneficial, for example Excel, financial statement and compliance process
- The opportunity to learn and become involved in Koch’s pro-bono initiatives
Interns also enjoy a variety of social events and volunteer opportunities scheduled throughout the summer to facilitate networking and lasting career connections. Many events will be in conjunction with law firms in the area. Both inside and outside Koch, you will be introduced to a group of people interested in furthering your career.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Applicants must be current 1L year students; rising 2L by Summer 2025.
- This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Professional demeanor, humility, and a high level of maturity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; competent research and memo writing skills
- Inquisitive & self-assured
- Ability to apply economic thinking to legal concepts and analysis
- Prior corporate experience (either in a business or legal role)
- Corporate Transaction/Tax team: Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting or business related major
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3.3 GPA or above or considered top 30% of the class
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch Inc. our mission is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating on valuable products and services. But Koch Inc. isn’t just Koch. We have a variety of companies that work in diverse industries and create thousands of essential products you use every day. Industry leaders like Georgia- Pacific, INVISTA, and Guardian manufacture many of the materials that go into your home. We even have companies that create transformative technologies and fuel, like Infor, Molex, and Flint Hills Resources.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.
