Description:
Job Summary:A Veteran-Owned Company Serving Premium Coffee is seeking a highly motivated SkillBridge Extern to support our Legal Team, with a specific focus on reviewing and analyzing company contracts across all departments. This internship will provide hands-on experience in corporate legal operations, contract compliance, and cross-functional collaboration within a fast-paced, publicly traded company.
Job Details:
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct a company-wide contract audit, identifying cost-saving opportunities and potential redundancies.
- Review vendor, supplier, and service agreements across multiple departments.
- Assist in identifying termination clauses, renewal terms, and opportunities to renegotiate contracts.
- Support the Legal & Compliance Administrator in developing strategies for contract termination or restructuring.
- Learn the importance of legal guardrails and internal controls in a public company environment.
- Attend cross-functional meetings with departments such as Finance, Procurement, Marketing, and Operations.
- Assist with other legal department projects as assigned, including compliance initiatives and document management.
- Best practices for contract review and vendor management in a corporate setting.
- Key legal and compliance considerations for public companies.
- Strategies to manage legal risk and improve operational efficiency.
- Real-world exposure to in-house legal processes and interdepartmental collaboration.
- Active-duty service member eligible for the DOD SkillBridge program with at least 90 days of eligibility.
- Interest in legal, compliance, or business operations fields, some legal experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
- Comfortable working with contracts and complex documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain confidentiality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with contract management software a plus.
- Must be based in or able to commute to Salt Lake City, UT for hybrid work schedule.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting is required.
- Ability to uphold the stress of traveling.
- Regular, predictable attendance is required; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate.
- Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
- Ability to work in a confined area.
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.