The Summer Legal Intern provides support to the Advantest America Legal Department by performing legal research, drafting, analysis, and assisting with compliance and contract-related tasks. This role offers hands-on exposure to in-house legal practice within a global technology company, working closely with attorneys and cross-functional teams. The intern is expected to maintain high standards of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality consistent with Advantest’s values.
Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesAssignment and projects will vary over the course of the internship but may include the following:
- Conduct legal research on corporate, commercial, regulatory, and technology-related matters.
- Draft legal memoranda, issue summaries, contract reviews, and policy updates.
- Assist with reviewing, editing, and preparing agreements such as NDAs, vendor contracts, and other legal documents.
- Support compliance initiatives involving data privacy, corporate governance, and internal policies.
- Prepare written summaries of legal developments for internal stakeholders.
- Attend internal meetings, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and assist in preparing presentation materials.
- Current U.S. law school student enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school.
- Strong academic performance.
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical abilities.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Professional judgment, integrity, and discretion in handling sensitive information.
- Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
This role operates in a professional office environment with a hybrid schedule. Regular use of office equipment such as computers and videoconferencing tools is required. The intern must be able to work on-site at the San Jose office 3 days per week.
Skills Required
- Current U.S. law school student
- Strong academic performance
- Strong legal research and writing skills
What We Do
For over a half-century, Advantest has been designing innovative electronic measuring equipment and semiconductor test systems essential to the development and manufacture of advanced computer and telecommunications products. On April 1, 2012, Advantest completed its integration of Verigy Ltd. Additional Information about Advantest can be found at www.advantest.com.
