Wintrust 2026 Summer Internship Legal

Rosemont, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.

Experience what its like to work for a company invested in the community dedicated to giving back and ready to show you how fun banking can be! Apply now for a Wintrust Summer 2026 Internship. Come join our team this summer and let us show you why Wintrust was named a Chicago Tribune TOP WORKPLACE 11 years in a row. Wintrust offers the opportunities to grow and develop your career and fosters a promote from within culture.

Legal Intern Job Responsibilities:

Work closely with colleagues to meet business objectives and priorities defined by the specific line of business.
Gain a greater understanding of a corporate legal departments litigation compliance corporate and regulatory functions.
Complete legal research and writing projects; assist with subpoena responses and other legal requests; assist with contract review; participate in regulatory compliance meetings and complete other tasks as assigned.
Understand the overall concept of the company including the brand customer product goals and all other aspects of service.
Accept designated business-focused projects to complete.
Engage with customers or clients and provides excellent service.
Learn and becomes proficient on internal software systems.

Details:

The 2026 program will run Tuesday May 19th Friday August 7th.
40 hours/week in person paid summer internship.
Participate in intern program activities events and development opportunities with your cohort.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this role is $25.00/hour.

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in first year of law school starting second year in the fall of 2026.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Strong analytical decision-making project management organizational and writing skills.
Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills with a customer-focused mindset.
Leadership skills with a passion for results.

To apply please visit If selected our team will reach out to you with additional details. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and positions will remain open until programs are at capacity.

From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Required Experience:

Intern