Walmart Legal Summer Internship
The Walmart Legal Department (“WMLD”) has a robust 12-week summer internship program for rising 2L and rising 3L students. As an intern in our legal department, you will be able to apply the procedures and processes you have studied in law school in the in-house legal department of a Fortune 100 company.
The program is designed to expose law students to different substantive areas of the law in a corporate retail setting. During your summer internship, you may do any of the following (this is not a complete list of the opportunities):
- Review and draft non-disclosure agreements
- Research various trademarks to identify potential infringements
- Assist with IP litigation management
The WMLD summer internship program also offers students an executive speaker series, a corporate mentor (who may or may not be within the WMLD), subsidized housing and relocation, and a generous monthly stipend.
The WMLD offers five (5) summer internships, each described as follows:
- 1L WM/Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar;
- 1L WM/MCCA Scholar (upon successful completion of summer internship, student will receive a $10,000 scholarship);
- Three (3) summer internships open to all rising 2L and rising 3L law students.
Qualifications & Application:
- Candidates must be enrolled full-time as either second-year or third-year law student and in good academic standing (GPA of 2.5 or higher) at an ABA-accredited law school.
- Candidates must have earned an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Submit a cover letter, resume, a law school transcript (all 1Ls must submit first semester grades), and an undergraduate transcript by January 31, 2014 on the website.
- Each applicant must also include one essay not to exceed 500 words on the following topic: Describe your interest in working in a corporate legal environment (in-house or law firm).
- For the 1L WM/Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar and the 1L WM/MCCA Scholar summer internships, each applicant must also include two essays not to exceed 500 words on the following two topics: 1) Describe your interest in working in a corporate legal environment (in-house or law firm) and 2) Describe your interest in diversity within the legal profession.
Candidates may apply for multiple internships.