Legal & Contracts Internship

Olson Kundig is a design practice founded on the idea that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture, and people - and that inspiring surroundings can positively impact lives. Our work spans the globe, from huts to high-rises, private homes to civic and cultural institutions, museums, places of worship, and urban design.

What You'll Do

• Assist with review, draft, and revise a broad range of inbound and outbound agreements, including consulting agreements, statements of work, nondisclosure agreements, and professional architecture and design project agreements. 

• Identify basic legal and business risks in contracts and escalate issues to in-house counsel as appropriate. 

• Support timely contract turnaround while maintaining attention to detail and alignment with firm standards.

• Assist with contract management, document organization, and tracking of key terms, deadlines, and amendment needs. 

• Support maintenance and updates to contract templates to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk mitigation. 

• Help identify process gaps and contribute to improvements in contracting workflows, policies, and procedures. 

• Assist with the implementation of the new contract management system, as assigned. 

Legal operations and cross-functional support: 

• Assist with document retention analysis and development of proposed document retention guidelines. 

• Participate in internal contracts training and help prepare materials or resources for staff. 

• Collaborate with internal teams on legal, compliance, and operational projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required: 

• Education: Currently enrolled in or a graduate of an ABA-accredited Juris Doctor (JD) program; second- or third-year students or recent graduates preferred.

• Experience: Prior internship, academic, clinic, journal, or other relevant experience involving legal writing, contract review, or business law concepts preferred. 

• Strong academic performance, including coursework in legal writing and contracts. 

• Writing sample

Preferred:

• Advanced experience in legal proofreading, document review accuracy, and professional written communication

• Coursework or exposure in contract law, construction law, privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, or risk management. 

• Interest in in-house legal work, business operations, or the architecture and design industry. 

• Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with the broader team. 

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications in a professional or academic setting.

• Environment Type: Office

• Ability to work under tight deadlines for completion of projects 

• ​​Ability to ​​sit/stand for long periods of time working at a computer.​​ 

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and internal stakeholders. 

• Ability to handle multiple assignments and shift priorities with limited supervision

• 100% firm-sponsored health insurance through Kaiser Permanente HMO network
• Paid time off
• Monthly commuter subsidy
• Access to firm-wide learning and development opportunities

• Resume
• Cover Letter (optional)

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and must already possess long-term work authorization.

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