Law Clerk Intern

About the role

Clean Harbors is looking for Law Students to join its legal team. This role offers valuable insight, experience, and a chance to contribute to a dynamic and growing company dedicated to environmental protection.

Responsibilities

• High level of interaction (i.e. speaking on the phone) with the employees in the field, customers, Courts, opposing counsel, outside counsel, and third parties.
• Conserve in-house counsel’s time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence, drafting letters and documents, collecting and analyzing information, and initiating telecommunications.
• Resolve conflicts and negotiate with outside entities and individuals.
• Legal department administrative duties, including but not limited to paper and electronic file organization/maintenance, scanning, copying and binder creation.
• Aid attorneys with litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Support the legal department with other projects as requested.
• Actively manage your own case load.

Qualifications

• Must be a juris doctor candidate.
• Fluent in the written and spoken English language and strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Preferred: Ability to draft legal research summaries and other legal documents which are clear, concise, logically constructed, and based on thorough analysis and sound reasoning.
• High level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
• Ability to think creatively - be proactive in conflict resolution and think outside the box to collaborate and find new solutions.
• Ability to multi-task in a complex and fast-paced inter-disciplinary legal environment, entailing timely collection of facts, identification and resolution of issues, enumeration of options, and formulation of recommendations.
• Some litigation and/or employment experience preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
• Group 401K with company matching component
• Own part of Clean Harbors with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (U.S. Only)
• Generous paid time off
• Company-paid training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Positive and safe work environments
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career

Pay

The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this role. Final compensation may vary based on factors such as location, experience, skills, and business needs.

Schedule

A full semester is required, but one year is preferred. The schedule is flexible, and a minimum of 20 hours per week during a school semester, and a minimum of 30 during the summer.