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Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line.
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Part time Job_Req_43157
Job Description:
Summer 2025 Internship - Legal / Commercial
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as you can as internship applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Internship Dates & Details: June 9, 2025 - August 15, 2025 (You must be available to work during this period)
About our Organization:
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Role:
Dow Jones & Company is looking for a legal intern to join our Princeton, NJ team. You will join Dow Jones' legal department full-time for ten weeks in the summer of 2025. You will work with lawyers in the department on commercial transactions, including advertising, and labor and employment, privacy and compliance matters. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel.
This role is a hybrid, based in our Princeton, NJ office.
You Will:
Research
Draft and review commercial contracts
Draft memoranda
Work on special projects for the legal department
Have opportunities to attend client meetings and negotiations
You Have:
One or two years of law school completed (are a first or second-year law student)
Superb interpersonal, presentation and written skills
Ability to prioritize, manage and execute tasks, while following critical project timelines
A demonstrated interest in commercial transactional law in the advertising and media space
Interested students should submit a cover letter, resume, and law school transcript with their application
Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
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For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..
