Paralegal/Legal Operations Intern

Job Summary

AmeriLife is seeking 2 Paralegal / Legal Operations Interns to support the Legal Department with contract operations, contract data management, and related legal operations projects.

Job Description

• Code, organize, and analyze contract data in AmeriLife’s internal contracting systems.
• Review contracts to identify key information such as parties, contract type, effective dates, renewal terms, termination rights, obligations, and other important data points.
• Absorb and maintain accurate and complete contract records, including updating trackers, databases, and system fields.
• Support contract intake, routing, tracking, and follow-up to help keep legal and business workflows moving efficiently.
• Identify missing information, inconsistent data, or potential issues and escalate questions appropriately.
• Prepare summaries, reports, or data quality checks to support legal operations and contract management projects.
• Assist attorneys, paralegals, and legal operations team members with administrative and project-based support as needed.

Qualifications

• This role is open to entry-level candidates, including law students, college students, and students enrolled in a paralegal program.
• Prior legal experience is not required, but attention to detail, reliability, and a willingness to learn are essential.

Required Qualifications

• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, especially when reviewing documents and entering data.
• Ability to stay organized, manage deadlines, and follow documented processes carefully.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working independently while also collaborating with attorneys, paralegals, legal operations team members, and business partners.
• Ability to review information, compare sources, identify inconsistencies, and ask thoughtful questions.
• Comfort handling confidential and time-sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
• Professional, dependable, and curious, with a strong interest in learning how a corporate legal department operates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a law school, undergraduate program, or paralegal certificate/program.
• Prior internship, part-time office, administrative, legal, compliance, or business operations experience.
• Comfort using Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Interest in contracts, legal operations, data quality, compliance, or business process improvement.