Intern, Corporate Affairs
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm, Inc. proudly includes Affirm, PayBright, and Returnly.
We at Affirm seek an intellectually curious and positive individual to join us in Summer 2022 as a legal intern on our Corporate Affairs team. The intern will proactively assess legal risks and advise on important legal matters. We seek teammates who are clear, confident communicators and who strive to provide practical, creative solutions to exciting questions at the crossroads of finance, technology, and the law.
What You'll Do
- Learn Affirm initiatives and outflows so that you can support Corporate Affairs, which includes our Capital Markets, Corporate M&A, Employment, Intellectual Property, and Litigation & Ethics legal teams
- Guide the Capital Markets team in building out the company's network of capital sources and strategies, from initial structuring to deal execution
- Assist the Corporate M&A team on a range of corporate transactions and sophisticated initiatives
- Support the Employment team with pragmatic advice on global matters such as wage-and-hour policy implications, reasonable accommodations, employee relations investigations, leaves of absence, DEI, compensation plans, employee performance, separations, immigration, and employee benefits
- Assist the Intellectual Property team in counseling the business on various IP matters, such as protection of IP rights and research and advice on IP-related transactional and litigation issues
- Collaborate with Litigation & Ethics regarding consumer, commercial, and corporate litigation matters
- Exist as a trusted advisor and teammate, sharing legal and other expertise and support, when needed
- Work across a spectrum of legal, business, and strategic issues while taking advantage of professional development and mentorship opportunities
What We Look For
- First or second-year law student pursuing a J.D. from an ABA accredited law school and interested in learning the inner workings of a technology company's legal department
- Strong curiosity about fintech and desire to collaborate with cross-functional team members
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly and research legal and business issues, and distill those issues into digestible advice for the business
- Excellent verbal and written communication and analytical skills
- Ability to present sophisticated issues in a clear and persuasive manner
- Ability to prioritize and handle timelines in a fast-paced environment
- Passionate about integrity and transparency: we're here to improve the consumer credit and service experience
Location - Remote U.S.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of the U.S. Territories, Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories) unless the job indicates a different global location. We are currently building operations in Spain, Poland, and Australia. Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
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