Interested in Corporate Law? Apply for the 1L Abbvie Summer Program!
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AbbVie is proud to offer highly-qualified first-year law students with an interest in corporate law and diversity an exciting opportunity to join our legal department for an immersive summer internship program at our North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois headquarters location full-time for 10 weeks this summer.
As an AbbVie Experiential Intern, you will participate in a paid, 10-week summer program focused on providing students with robust projects throughout the summer. As an intern, you will be located at our corporate headquarters in north suburban Chicago with housing and shuttle services for eligible students. Our hope is to conduct this internship in-person. AbbVie has thorough safety measures in place to protect our employees and guests. However, we continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation. Should we deem it not safe in the coming months to host this experience in-person, or if you require a virtual experience, we will always work to accommodate, as applicable, to assure your safety and the safety of others.
Interns will be immersed in AbbVie’s in-house corporate legal team learning about, and handling, real-world corporate legal matters in close coordination with AbbVie attorneys.
Interns will have substantive exposure to a wide variety projects which may include corporate, securities, financing, global legal privacy, benefits, governance, operations, purchasing, real estate, litigation, labor and employment, enterprise data and digital health-related tasks, conducting legal research on healthcare laws and providing guidance, drafting memos on legal findings and benchmarking, drafting and evaluating contract clauses, updating the team on proposed rules, observing internal meetings, and participating in strategy meetings with in-house and outside counsel to understand business goals and initiatives on a rotational basis under the supervision of AbbVie attorneys.
Corporate law interns will partner closely with a mentor attorney who will provide ongoing guidance and professional development. Since this is a rotational opportunity, they will also have a project coordinator to advise through the rotation and ensure balanced opportunities. Interns will also have an opportunity to meet AbbVie’s outside counsel and participate in a variety of other valuable networking opportunities. The scholar will also be encouraged to provide their valuable input on initiatives aimed at enhancing diversity in the legal profession as a whole.
Qualifications:
- Enrolled law students who will complete their first year at an ABA accredited law school during 2021-2022
- Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship
- Demonstrated interest in diversity and inclusion in the legal profession
- Interest in corporate law
- Ability to perform complex legal research and analysis
- Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills
- Minimum Cumulative CPA: 3.0/4.0 in law school or equivalent; strong academic background
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT can be accommodated).
How to Apply? Please provide the following in your application:
- Current resume
- A brief letter explaining your interest in the AbbVie 1L Corporate Legal Academy Program, including as it relates to promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession or greater community.
- An unofficial law school transcript. If your first semester grades are not available when you apply, you may submit your application without your law school transcript. As soon as your grades become available, please upload it to your application and email the documentation to [email protected].
- Undergraduate and other graduate school transcripts are optional.
- Application materials should be uploaded in your application through the AbbVie Career Site and emailed to [email protected] noting “Corporate Legal Internship” in the subject line.
- Preference will be given to applications received by February 4, 2022.
Salary: Selected legal academy scholars will be paid $1,400 per week for the 10-week program ($14,000).