Legal Intern at Circular Action Alliance – Remote

Vision
The leading Producer Responsibility Organization implementing the circular economy through paper and packaging.

Mission
Circular Action Alliance (CAA) helps producers comply with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, delivers harmonized best-in-class services, and works with governments, businesses, and communities to reduce waste and increase recycling.

Role Overview

We are seeking detail-oriented and proactive interns in several parts of our organization, including a Legal intern. Our interns will play a critical role in helping deliver projects and key business deliverables for CAA. These individuals will play a role advancing some of our work in producer registrations, legal research, setting up dashboards and other operational enhancements.

Representative Projects that You May Work On

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) System Support

Review and assist with coding CAA’s legacy contracts uploaded into CAA’s new CLM system. Tag and structure key metadata (term, renewal, expiration, termination, notice periods) and identify affirmative obligations, renewal requirements, and payment structures. Help establish consistent tagging conventions to improve internal filtering and reporting.

Contract Templates

Inventory existing contract templates and form agreements. Create an index documenting use cases and common variations. Identify gaps or inconsistencies for further Legal review. Assist with developing internal reference materials (issue spotting checklists or process guides) to support Legal review.

Trademark Use and Fair Use Guide

Research and develop internal guidance on protecting CAA’s branding and handling third-party logo use. Work collaboratively with the Communications department on development of proposed clearance forms and tracking charts.

Building of AI-Assisted Legal Research Libraries

Help compile state-specific “libraries” of public resources (statutes, rules, filed program plans, public guidance documents, etc.) to support AI-assisted legal research and functionalities.

Targeted Legal Research & Special Projects

Discrete, well-defined legal research projects – including legal research and memo writing.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year student pursuing a Juris Doctor at an accredited law school
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and written communication skills
• Ability to conduct legal research and clearly synthesize statutes, regulations, and contracts
• Ability tomaintainconfidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and work professionally across teams

Compensation & Other Information

• Location:Fully remote
• Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour. Since this is a temporary position, it is not eligible for benefits
• Interns must have their own laptop and access to high-speed internet.
• Reports To:General Counsel

Circular Action Alliance is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require accommodation as part of the application process, please contact careers@circularaction.org.