Legal Intern, Finance in Jamaica, New York at JFK International Air Terminal LLC

Job Title: Legal Intern, Finance
Internship Position

Position Overview: In this position, you will work directly with JFK IAT’s General Counsel on projects of importance to the company. Subject matter areas may include aviation, employment, real estate, insurance and torts, and general contract management. The General Counsel will assign and review your work and will provide frequent guidance and feedback. In addition, you will meet and work with colleagues throughout the company as you gather information and input relevant to your project work.

Reports To: General Counsel
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Status

$22.00 Per Hour

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work on a project-by-project basis to support the company’s legal function, which may include:
  • Review, draft, negotiate, and track contracts
  • Review and interpret standard contractual provisions relating to insurance, indemnification, and other matters
  • Monitor and track compliance with insurance requirements and other contractual obligations
  • Coordinate and manage information requests from litigation counsel, including document
  • Evaluate and assist in the selection of Document Management Systems (DMS) and Contract Management Systems (CMS) as part of RFP and vendor-selection processes
  • Review, update, and maintain company policies, procedures, and governance documents.
  • Develop and oversee records management practices

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training, and Experience

• College sophomore, junior or senior, or (preferred) currently enrolled in law school
• Experience with office work preferred
• An interest in the subject matter areas described

Special Requirements

• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances required to work at an airport.
• Requires working 20-28 hours per week

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge

• Microsoft office applications, including word, excel and teams;
• Adobe acrobat

Skills

• Active learning: Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Active listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
• Time management: Manage one’s own time or the time of others
• Coordination with others: Adjust actions in relation to others' actions
• Judgement and decision making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Abilities

• Comprehend oral information: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Speak: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Comprehend written information: Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Write: Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
• Recognize problems: Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Reason to solve problems: Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Make sense of information: Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability. To be qualified for this position an individual must meet the following standards and/or be able to perform the essential functions and activities. The physical activities for this position involve pulling, pushing, and standing, sitting, stooping, walking, crouching, kneeling, and jumping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel from floor to floor and in varying outdoor weather conditions. An individual in this position may be required to lift and/or move more than 10 pounds. The essential sensory and communicative activities include feeling, hearing, and vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.