Corporate Legal Internship

Overview

Come spend your summer in the fast paced, dynamic, legal hub of a multinational insurance company. AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is the largest private insurance company in the United States and provides property and casualty insurance products and warranty programs worldwide. The Legal Intern will be located in AmTrust’s downtown Cleveland office and will receive hands-on experience working with AmTrust’s Legal Department in areas such as insurance regulatory law, corporate governance, employment, litigation, technology, real estate, and general legal matters. The Legal Intern will work directly with in-house lawyers, paralegals, and compliance professionals and be exposed to the practice of law in a corporate setting.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct statutory and regulatory analysis and provide written and verbal conclusions in the areas of property and casualty insurance regulatory law (including securities regulations, insurance policy regulations, and consumer services), labor and employment, and technology.
• Assist attorneys, paralegals, and compliance professionals with the development of policies, training materials, document reviews, research, and guidelines in a variety of practice areas, including employment, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and insurance regulatory law.
• Join attorneys, paralegals, and compliance professionals in internal meetings with underwriting, claims, specialty risk, procurement, accounting, treasury, compliance, and investment departments.
• Assist with other ongoing projects as assigned.

What We’ll Do:

• Offer mentoring opportunities with in-house attorneys.
• Provide exposure to senior legal leadership and an opportunity to develop your professional network.
• Show you how to conduct legal work through a matter management system.

Qualifications

Desired Qualities:

• Well-organized, detail oriented, and proven ability to prioritize and handle competing demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and legal research skills.
• Exhibit sound judgment, responsibility, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.
• Exercise good decision making, personal integrity, and discretion regarding confidential matters.
• Ability to work in a team or independently with the confidence to identify and raise issues when spotted.
• Ability to work in the Cleveland office full-time.
• Completion of first or second year at an accredited law school.

This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required in this position. AmTrust has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Interested candidates should apply by sending a cover letter, resume, and transcript to Internship@amtrustgroup.com