2027 Starr Summer Intern - Legal

About the role

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

The Starr Insurance Office of the General Counsel is seeking a qualified law student with a desire to learn about risk management, the commercial insurance industry, and the overall corporate legal environment to join our department in our New York City office for a summer law student internship from June – August 2027. This position is part of the Starr Insurance Summer Intern program which delivers opportunities to develop professionally in a corporate workplace. This includes programming built to improve presentation, networking, communication, and other non-technical skills as well as the opportunity to interact with other interns in an intensive 9‑week training program that provides exposure to different full-time career opportunities at Starr Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and analyze case law
• Draft legal documents, including contracts, memos, board resolutions, etc.
• Prepare legal memoranda and other legal documents as needed
• Collaborate on projects in the legal practice areas of Compliance, Corporate Governance, Insurance Regulatory and Contract law
• Assist attorneys as needed
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards in all aspects of work
• Opportunity to present a final Capstone project capturing key takeaways and provide a point of accumulation of knowledge and skills learned throughout the summer

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an ABA accredited law school program
• Demonstrated academic success at undergraduate level
• Strong research, writing and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with legal research tools and databases
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required

Program Objectives

• Offer hands-on training from seasoned managers/mentors to learn the nuances of key functions and departments within a leading commercial insurance company
• Deliver opportunities to develop professionally in a corporate workplace, including programming to improve presentation, networking, communication, and other non-technical skills
• Interact with other interns in an intensive training program that helps them understand different full-time career opportunities at Starr
• Opportunity to present a final Capstone project capturing key takeaways and provide a point of accumulation of knowledge and skills learned throughout the summer

Pay

$30‑$32/hour

Schedule

Summer internship: June – August 2027. Includes an intensive 9‑week (or 10‑week) training program.