Summer Legal Intern

Schroders

2mo ago

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Legal
New York City

Requirements

Completion of at least one year of law school
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate ideas
Highly motivated and adaptable; the ability to work on a team of diverse individuals
Proactive; the ability to respond creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure, changing environment
Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgment and integrity
Keen interest in asset management and financial markets

Responsibilities

As an intern with the Americas Legal Team, you will use the knowledge and skills you’ve developed in class and apply those in a professional setting to further develop your career-related skills and competencies. Specifically, you will work with business and legal professionals and perform the following general corporate activities:
Set objectives for learning and for professional behavior (for example: acquiring new technical skills (WorkSite or Excel), building interpersonal skills (communicating effectively, managing your time, prioritizing, and handling difficult colleagues), learning corporate and securities law (within a global asset management firm);
Review our employee handbook, performance appraisal guide, and the performance rating descriptions and guidance, so that you can form as view as to what it looks like to work for a professional organization;
Review the Schroders values, as an example of the kinds of traits that large, global organizations might look for in their employees;
To the extent possible, participate in topical meetings and phone calls;
Attend calls and webinars, discuss those webinars in a team meeting and follow up with any questions to clarify understanding.
Additionally, responsibilities to include the following (under direct supervision of legal team):
Conduct and report on legal research;
Support contract review and negotiation;
Assist with various legal department projects as needed;
Work alongside lawyers and paralegals for hands-on corporate legal experience.

Schroders

Finance

Industry

5001-10,000

Employees

1804

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

As a global investment manager, we help institutions, intermediaries and individuals across the planet meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. But as the world changes, so do our clients’ needs. That’s why we have a long history of adapting to suit the times and keeping our focus on what matters most to our clients. Doing this takes experience and expertise. We bring together people and data to spot the trends that will shape the future. This provides a unique perspective which allows us to always invest with conviction. We are responsible for £737.5 billion (€831.3 billion/$887.2 billion)* of assets for our clients who trust us to deliver sustainable returns. We remain determined to build future prosperity for them, and for all of society. Today, we have 6,100+ people across six continents who focus on doing just this. We are a global business that’s managed locally. This allows us to always keep our clients’ needs at the heart of everything we do. For over two centuries and more than seven generations we’ve grown and developed our expertise in tandem with our clients’ needs and interests.