Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.
Your Impact
Shipt is seeking a law student who is interested in navigating cutting-edge legal issues and working in-house to spend a semester with us as a part-time Legal Extern. This is a remote externship in which you will work closely with one of the following Shipt’s Legal and Public Affairs teams: Employment, Privacy, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Commercial Transactions, or Compliance teams on projects that further Shipt’s strategic objectives. This externship will provide you with the opportunity to gain valuable experience in at least one subject area.
How You’ll Spend Your Semester
Under the mentorship and supervision of Shipt’s Risk, Legal and Compliance team, your responsibilities may include:
- Researching critical areas of law and drafting memoranda, contracts, and other documents to support the Legal team;
- Participating in hearings, depositions, strategy meetings, mediations, and negotiations;
- Supporting the drafting of policies, guidelines, and compliance trainings;
- Reviewing claims, contracts, and compliance matters; and
- Working cross-functionally with other teams to support our legal and business goals and accomplish projects that directly impact business value.
What You’ll Need to be Successful
- Current 2L or 3L student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school program
- Provide a cover letter or other written material expressing subject matter interest.Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to break down problems into fundamental parts, identify root causes, synthesize findings, and make informed decisions
- Proven ability to influence and communicate complex ideas effectively, verbally and in writing (including comfort with Excel and PowerPoint or Google docs)
- Strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated high level of initiative and organization, with the ability to work independently and to be resilient and adaptable
- Ability to manage time and prioritize effectively
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Eligible to work in the U.S. without work authorization sponsorship
Work Arrangement
This is a 10-14 week unpaid remote externship with a minimum expectation of 15 hours/week. No relocation assistance is available for this position. There are no in-office expectations for this position.
About Shipt
At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both
personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day. Learn More.
Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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