Pune, USA
4 days ago
Legal Intern
What You'll Do Avalara, Inc. is looking for multiple Legal Interns to support the ongoing operations of its Legal team. You will not need tax law knowledge, rather, legal interns learn how to be a generalist/contract in-house counsel. Interns work under Avalara's hybrid working arrangement, working both in-person but mostly remote. (#LI-Hybrid) What Your Responsibilities Will Be With support from fellow legal interns and guidance from attorneys on the team, You will: Manage the legal team's work intake through a ticketing system, contract lifecycle management tool, and contract repository. Keep attorneys informed of high priority requests from internal business partners. Manage administrative tasks, such as organizing, signing, and saving agreements. Edit, review and draft a variety of contractual arrangements, such as non-disclosure agreements, requested variances to Avalara service terms and conditions, partner agreements, vendor service agreements and forms, marketing agreements, etc. Process routine legal support requests. Respond to requests from internal business clients for information or general support. Work on special projects and conducting legal research on topics to address issues identified by the legal team. Educate the legal team on a variety of topics through presentations or other communications. What You'll Need to be Successful As a Legal Intern, you will: Be located in North Carolina or Washington. Graduate law school in 2026 or later (future Juris Doctor candidates are welcome to apply). Be able to work on-site in your local office, if located in Seattle or Durham, to occasionally check mail and attend ad hoc meetings. Be a reliable, proactive individual who is looking to learn. Be able to respond quickly to requests for support. Maintain ownership on assigned tasks and complete them without micromanagement. Have demonstrated contract drafting and editing skills. Be committed to work at least 12-15 hours per week during the school year and 40 hours per week during the summer. Have familiarity with Jira and Ironclad. This internship is a paid position, and all Legal Interns are paid $30 an hour. How We'll Take Care of You Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. Health & Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. Inclusive culture and diversity Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America What You Need To Know About Avalara We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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