Legal Intern (Summer 2026)
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Why Harvey
At Harvey were transforming how legal and professional services operate not incrementally but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI an enterprise-grade platform and deep domain expertise were reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.
This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000 customers in 58 countries strong product-market fit and world-class investor support were scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious the bar is high and the opportunity for growth personal professional and financial is unmatched.
Our team is sharp motivated and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast operate with intensity and take real ownership of the problems we tackle from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers from leadership to engineers and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity push for excellence and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar we invite you to build with us.
At Harvey the future of professional services is being written today and were just getting started.
Role Overview
As a Legal Intern at Harvey youll be embedded directly into our legal and strategic teams to help navigate the frontier of law and artificial intelligence. You will work alongside experienced attorneys and strategic leaders to make immediate contributions to Harveys mission gaining hands-on experience in a high-growth in-house environment.
This 12-week internship is ideal for law students who are passionate about the intersection of technology and innovation. Youll choose between two distinct tracks:
Strategic Partnerships (All Years): Defines and executes Harveys partnerships roadmap using legal subject matter expertise to shape strategic programs including Harvey for Law Schools product partners data partners and go-to-market partners.
In-House Legal (1L only): Support the team committed to helping Harvey navigate the legal landscape and achieve its business objectives. Interns will gain hands-on experience working on substantive projects in a dynamic in-house legal department with exposure to high-level business and legal decision-making. They will also receive mentorship and guidance from experienced attorneys.
What Youll Do
During your internship you will:
Support on high-impact projects. Help draft review and negotiate commercial AI SaaS contracts and other technology and AI-related agreements. Or help identify and solve gaps in partnership strategy and execution with input from our customer base partners and your legal experience.
Pioneer the future of legal work. Dont just use AIhelp us build with it. You will help design test and refine AI-assisted workflows that redefine what it means for a legal team or partners to be efficient and intelligent.
Broaden your wheelhouse. Rapidly develop your craft in legal research and contract drafting by being embedded in a world-class team that operates at the speed of a high-growth startup. Or help deepen new partnerships initiatives such as our law school student ambassador program and supporting faculty embeds in their courses.
Solve hard problems. Get exposed to the needs of a tight-knit team picking up new aspects of legal work as they arise and ensuring the seamless execution of our global agreements. Or work cross-functionally across teams to ensure partners needs are met and internal alignment is maintained.
What You Have
Currently pursuing a JD at an accredited law school.
Ability to work from our New York City office during MaySeptember (based on your summer schedule); relocation and housing support will be available.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to track multiple workstreams across different teams without losing momentum.
A proactive start-up mindset; you dont wait for a prompt to fix a broken process or suggest a more efficient way of working.
Strong legal research writing and analytical skills with a service-oriented attitude and a love for solving complex puzzles.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build professional relationships and drive urgency through collaboration.
Interest in technology and innovation; prior AI experience is welcomed but not required.
Must have U.S. work authorization; this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Compensation
$50 per hour
5000 Relocation & Housing Stipend Bonus
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Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or related condition or any other basis protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and requests can be made by emailing
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Professional Class AI – Harvey is the platform built to meet the standards of the world’s leading professional service firms.
