Legal AI Intern

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how work gets done across every industry. As a Legal AI Intern, you'll gain hands-on experience supporting AI initiatives at one of the world's largest law firms. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge legal technology, helping evaluate and improve AI tools used by attorneys. Successful interns may expand beyond structured testing work into prompt engineering and contributing to the development of new AI solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and evaluate AI-generated output against attorney-approved work product to assess accuracy and quality.

• Document findings, including where AI responses are accurate, inaccurate, or incomplete.

• Assist with testing and refining prompts to improve AI performance and reliability.

• Collaborate with team members to identify opportunities for improving AI tools and workflows.

• For high-performing interns, contribute to exploratory projects focused on solving new challenges and shaping future AI applications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data.

• Proficiency with Excel or other spreadsheet tools.

• Experience using large language model (LLM) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with SQL, JSON, or basic Python programming is a plus.

• Ability to read and analyze detailed or technical documents; legal experience is not required.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Detail-oriented and comfortable performing structured, accuracy-focused work.

• Curious about AI and its practical applications in professional services.

• Reliable, organized, and accountable.

• Strong critical thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset and interest in innovation.

• Interested in helping shape how AI is adopted within the legal industry.

PROGRAM DETAILS

• Duration: Three-month internship, with potential extension based on performance.

• Schedule: Approximately 10 hours per week (about two hours per day, five days per week).

• Flexibility: Additional hours may be available for interns interested in taking on more advanced work and projects.

This is a hands-on internship working on real AI tools used in practice, offering meaningful experience at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation.

The expected pay rate for this role is $20 per hour. This rate reflects a good-faith estimate of pay at the time of posting; the actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors such as the candidate’s qualifications. This position is not eligible for benefits.

This job description sets forth the responsibilities of this position and may be changed from time to time as shall be determined.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or other factors protected by law.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Benefits Department at LeaveofAbsence_US@hlc.com.