Corporate and Commercial Legal Intern

About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

Robinhood's Commercial Legal team provides support to the company's commercial contracting needs, with the goal of minimizing legal risk, supporting Robinhood’s initiatives, and protecting the company's interests. Robinhood’s Corporate Legal Team partners closely with the business in the areas of corporate governance, public company reporting & compliance, M&A and strategic transactions, capital markets, equity administration, and global subsidiary/entity management.

Robinhood is looking for interns to join our growing Legal team. This is a unique internship, where you will help shape Robinhood’s Legal strategy across various initiatives and have the opportunity to work with many of our cross-functional Legal teams. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other Robinhood business teams on identified legal projects.

This role is based in our Washington, DC office, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.

What you’ll do

• Learn about and work on corporate-related matters including corporate transactional matters such as M&A and strategic investments, corporate governance and public company reporting and compliance


• Conduct legal research and write memoranda covering subject matter across a variety of corporate legal topics


• Learn how to work within a corporate legal department and how it interacts with various business lines, the compliance function, and other cross-functional stakeholders across the organization


• Assist with special corporate projects and initiatives, as assigned


• Learn about and work on commercial third party vendor contracting matters such as Master Services Agreements, Software-as-a-Service Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Crypto- related vendor and operational agreements and many more day to day agreements and advice related thereto


• As part of the work on commercial contracts, learn how to work with cross-functional partners within the overall legal group (like data privacy, product and regulatory groups) and throughout the organization (like vendor management, security, finance, insurance, and other related groups)

What you bring

• Currently enrolled in an ABA accredited institution as a 1st or 2nd year law student


• Excellent judgment and communication skills, with a strong attention to detail


• Execution oriented attitude with the humility, drive, and eagerness to learn and tackle new challenges


• Excellent organizational and time management skills


• Reliable and collaborative team player