Legal Intern (Hybrid) at SGS North America Inc. in Bloomfield, New Jersey

Job Description:

Company Description



We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.



Job Description



SGS North America Inc. ("SGS") is part of a world-wide group of organizations that specializes in testing, inspection, auditing, and certification services and has offices and laboratories all over the USA. SGS operates in and provides services across a wide variety of industries such as minerals, environmental, oil and gas, health and nutrition, and consumer products. For more information, please see our website at https://www.sgs.com/.


Our SGS in-house legal department, who support all our USA and Canada locations, is looking for a motivated intern for the summer of 2025. The SGS legal department provides support services across a variety of legal functions such as contracts, litigation, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property. For this position SGS is looking for a law student who is interested in pursuing a career in-house or looking to learn more about working in an in-house environment.



Job Responsibilities:

• Learn about the company, including the different lines of business


• Research and drafting memos regarding developing legal issues


• Assistance with responding to subpoenas and document responses


• Assisting paralegals with various tasks as necessary


• Take part in and takes note on meetings with the internal business and project teams and outside counsel


• Assist with review and assessment of contracts


• Shadowing members of the legal department in performing their roles

Qualifications




Internship Details:

• Full-time


• A few days a week in our offices in Bloomfield, New Jersey (SGS corporate headquarters)


• $25/hr


• Approximately the end of May until August (10-week minimum commitment)

Intern Qualifications / Skills:

• Law student between 1L and graduation


• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills


• Ability to organize and prioritize


• Professionalism


• Proficiency in Word, Adobe, and Westlaw

Additional Information



SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.


This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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