Legal Intern

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we’re transforming communities so they can thrive! 

Imagine yourself being able to help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure, modernizing the permitting process, and assisting with disaster recovery. The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

🌟 OpenGov is a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes America's Best Startup Employer 🌟

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!

OpenGov is looking for a Legal Intern to join our Legal Team! The Legal Intern role is paid, summer internship located in San Francisco on a hybrid basis. The program offers a great opportunity to current law school students looking to develop their legal skills while working on an in-house Legal Team.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting and reviewing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, and templates.

• Entry of sales contracts into the CRM.

• Partner with senior leadership to identify business process opportunities and drive to closure.

• Perform legal research and document key findings.

• Improve current policies, procedures, and workflows in the Legal Team.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a J.D at an accredited law school.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, Slack, and Google Workspace.

• Must be in the office at least three days per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Superior written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Coursework or experience in contract drafting and negotiation.

• Great attention to detail.

• Team player who is always willing to jump in to help others as needed.

• Acts with diplomacy, discretion, integrity and reliability.

• Positive demeanor and a good sense of humor.

• Ability to self-start and work independently.

• Desire to take on greater responsibilities as skills are developed.

• Do what you say you will do.

• Demonstrate passion for OpenGov’s mission of powering a more effective and accountable government.

Additional Details:

• There is a requirement to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.

• The role pays $19 per hour.

What makes OpenGov unique

» Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018!

» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here to read more.

» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For, Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video!

» Perks: 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees, fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave policy, annual wellness stipend, anniversary awards, and more!

» Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.

» Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.

Come join us and make a positive social impact!

OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.