Summer Law Clerk - Investment Law
MetLife
The Team You Will Join
MetLife is seeking a current law student to participate in its Law Clerk Program. The law clerk will work with the legal team based out of MetLife’s Investment Management’s headquarters in Whippany, New Jersey. We anticipate that the Law Clerk Program will follow MetLife’s hybrid office model for 2025, although that may change depending on location and circumstances at that time. The program will run for ten weeks, starting in late May 2025. The law clerk is expected to work approximately 35-40 hours per week and will be compensated at a rate of $30 per hour.
Key Responsibilities:
The law clerk will support attorneys that practice in the areas of securities investments, real estate investments, and third-party asset management. Securities investments attorneys advise MetLife Investment Management on a broad array of matters, including investment transactions across public and private asset classes, portfolio management, derivatives, securities lending, workouts and insurance law compliance. Real estate investments attorneys provide services related to commercial real estate and agricultural investments, including commercial and agricultural loan originations, commercial real estate equity acquisitions and sale transactions, real estate joint ventures, loan enforcement actions, workouts and related regulatory matters. Third party asset management attorneys provide regulatory and structural support to MetLife Investment Management, advising on the development of new products, marketing of investment products and services and related regulatory matters.
Timeline for interviews: Interviews will begin in early February of 2025.
Applicant Notification:
· Due to the anticipated number of applicants, only applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
Submission Instructions:
· Please include current GPA on your resume.
· A complete application will include a cover letter and resume combined into one document and uploaded to this online application website, attached to your application.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
· Must have completed the first year of law school.
· Must be enrolled in an accredited law school for the Fall 2025 semester.
Preferred:
· Able to work approximately 35-40 per week.
· Available to work from late May 2025 through early August 2025.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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