2025 Legal Summer Internship - General Dynamics Electric Boat

General Dynamics Electric Boat provides an unparalleled learning experience for college students, offering practical exposure in the defense industry alongside professionals, shaping and supporting the future of submarine innovation.

As an intern in the Legal Department, you will be working directly with and supporting in-house attorneys, performing a variety of duties (including document preparation, research, litigation support, etc.) on specified, recurring legal projects and/or tasks in areas such as:

• Commercial agreements and licensing
• Corporate transactions
• Employment and labor matters
• Intellectual property
• Information and data privacy
• Government contracting
• Real estate matters

Job Summary:

Performs various support duties as they relate to legal work, and possesses a knowledge of or willingness to learn functions peculiar to legal work, such as preparing documentation for loans (deeds of trust, promissory notes, financial statements, releases, conveyances); preparing correspondence relating to litigation (pleadings, court forms, memos of law, reports, etc.); and preparing contracts involving leases, licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, employment, insurance, and other matters. Effectively utilizes specialized legal information resources, including the law library, state and federal regulations, code sections, and legal decisions to provide timely support for ongoing matters.

This program requires a minimum commitment of 8 weeks during the Summer 2025 Season.

This is not a remote opportunity.

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To be qualified for this position:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• US citizenship is required.
• Must be able to successfully pass a medically supervised drug screen and background check.
• Must be enrolled full-time at an accredited university pursuing a Law Degree
• At minimum students must have completed their Freshman year prior to the start of the internship.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week for a minimum eight (8) consecutive weeks between May 2025 to September 2025.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to learn new skills and apply them
• Ability to solve problems in a constructive manner
• Strong interpersonal skills   
• Proficient with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Office)
• Proficient with legal research tools