Conference Management, Contract Review, Corporate Law, Corporate Policies, Customer Relations, Dialysis, Employment Law, Executive Assistant Skills , Legal, Legal Documents, Legal Research, Litigation, Negotiation Skills, Real Estate Law, Reporting Skills, Research Skills, Team Player, Work From Home, Writing Skills
USRCs greatest strength in being a leader in the dialysis industry is our ability to recognize and celebrate the differences in our diverse workforce. We strongly believe in recruiting top talent and creating a diverse and inclusive work climate and culture at all levels of our organization.
SUMMARY
The legal intern is a rising second- or third- year law student who will be assigned to work in our corporate office in Plano TX with potential for occasional remote work for a paid 10-week summer internship. The legal intern is a member of USRCs Legal Department and will support the attorneys, paralegals, and executive assistants.
The legal intern will have exposure to various areas of the law affecting the corporate environment, including litigation, corporate law, employment law, labor law, health law, and real estate law. The legal interns primary duties will include:
- Legal research and writing
- Special projects
- Contract review and drafting
- Litigation management
- Attendance at meetings
The legal intern is supervised by an attorney subject to the Tex. Disc. R. Prof. Cond. 5.03. The legal intern is a lawyers representative under Rule 503 of the Texas Rules of Evidence and therefore communications between the legal intern and a corporate client, USRC, or its affiliated entities, are protected by the lawyer-client privilege set forth in Rule 503.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The legal intern will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
- Conducts legal research and drafts memoranda, responses to governmental requests, correspondences, and other legal documents.
- Summarizes the legal issues and statuses of current litigation, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and other legal matters.
- Attends and participates in under the supervision of attorneys, conference calls, investigations, mediations, court proceedings, arbitrations, labor negotiations, and business meetings.
- Provides ad hoc support to individuals in the Legal Department, including assistance with preparing reports and agreements and participating in project-based matters.
- Participates in working group meetings and supervised interactions with business clients.
- Exhibits and actively promotes our Core Values of Excellence, Partnership, Inclusion, and Compassion.
- Participates in team concepts and promotes a team effort, performs duties in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Regular and reliable attendance is required for the job.
- Other duties and tasks may be assigned.