Legal Extern

Job summary

The DigiCert, Inc. Legal Externship provides law students with the opportunity to learn how in-house corporate counsel supports an international, growing technology business.
Over the past three years, DigiCert has acquired multiple companies in our industry, including an acquisition with a portion of Symantec’s business which caused our size to more than double overnight and take the company international.

Commensurate with overall company growth, our legal department has grown from just a General Counsel and Contracts Manager to a team of 16 law professionals. It is a fast-paced and exciting environment that gives externs invaluable, hard-to-come-by experiences for their careers moving forward while we streamline our assets unto a single global entity with standard legal practices, contracts, and processes.

We strive to provide a great summer opportunity for law students to do real in-house legal work and develop real legal skills on a friendly and dedicated legal team. See what in-house corporate law is all about while getting hands-on legal experience!

What you will do

Legal externs will assist in many aspects of our business, including vendor contracts, trade compliance, legal research, advising internal clients, and more.

Some examples of the work our externs will do:

• Review and advise on trade compliance concerns
• Review, edit, and negotiate legal contracts (vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, etc.)
• Interact with internal clients (marketing, finance, product, and developer teams) to solve legal issues and answer legal questions
• Research laws, regulations, and other issues and write internal reports
• Review patent and trademark issues
• Evaluate licenses for open source code prior to developer team use to ensure legality
• Ensure company policies are in line with OFAC and Department of Commerce trade compliance directives

What you will have

• Currently enrolled in law school
• Organized
• Motivated
• Eager to pitch in to the legal team and become a valued member of a professional law practice
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment for follow-through
• Self-starter who will jump in to projects and opportunities with minimal supervision

Benefits

DigiCert offers a competitive benefits package for all of our full-time employees. 

DigiCert is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, DigiCert prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified person with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

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