Role Overview:

The Legal Extern (“Extern”) will assist the McAfee Legal team on a part-time basis during the upcoming academic school semester (Fall 2024) by providing legal and compliance support to the company. The Extern will perform this work by assisting company lawyers in a range of legal matters, to include regulatory compliance, corporate, product, employment, litigation, and transactional matters.

This Externship is designed to provide the Extern with hands-on training in a real-world environment of an in-house legal department. Assignments will vary and may include researching and drafting legal recommendations and advice; reviewing agreements, contracts, and other legal documents; and preparing for and attending company and/or legal team meetings.

This Extern role will work approximately 15 hours per week with all work being performed remotely. This is a remote position; however you may be required to be onsite at our Frisco, TX office on as-needed basis. We will only consider candidates who are a commutable distance to Frisco or Dallas and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.

About the role:

Research, draft, review, and propose revisions to various contractual documents, including policies, contracts, litigation pleadings or advice memoranda

Support company Legal team members on projects, business initiatives, and partnership opportunities as it pertains to legal compliance and corporate governance matters

Conduct legal and policy research

Research prospects for or defense of new or threatened litigation, including both factual and legal claims

Other legal-related projects as assigned

About you:

Must be enrolled as a FT, third year law student at an ABA accredited US-based law school during Fall 2024 semester

If seeking course credit, must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school internship/externship or clinical program during Fall 2024 semester and

available to work September through November 2024

Must be willing to work part-time during the school semester

Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research

Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong attention to detail, grammar, and tone

Ability and initiative to see projects through to completion

Excellent project management, time-management, and organizational skills

Strong collaboration and communication abilities and problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills

Ability to work independently and to be self-sufficient

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, flexible work environment

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Team player with a can-do attitude toward finding business-oriented solutions that balance compliance requirements

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Company Overview

McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

Bonus Program

Pension and Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.