Legal and Business Research Intern, Burford Capital
Burford Capital is a public investment company with a $3
billion market cap that funds legal cases, provides capital to law firms, and makes
investments on its own behalf in special situations that hinge on an
understanding of law. About half of our employees are lawyers, and another
quarter are investment professionals. Our headquarters are in midtown
Manhattan, which is our largest office with roughly 50 people.
The proposed internship/practicum is a reference position
focused on legal and business research. Any applicant must be currently
enrolled in an MLS program and have at least some course work in one of these
two areas or demonstrated work experience in a legal setting or a special
library.
The intern will be expected to work regular hours sometime
between 8 and 6 on weekdays and to agree to confidentiality about any
investments they help support. Our firm is mostly working from home but our
midtown offices are open if someone would prefer to work there –subject to
conditions for all employees. This position can be filled for credit or for pay
of roughly $20 per hour depending on experience. A commitment to 12-15 hours a
week of work is expected.
There is one full-time researcher with an MLS from Columbia
University who would serve as mentor/supervisor to the intern. Other employees
who do substantial research as part of their jobs might work with the intern on
projects in marketing, business development or legal research.
This is an excellent position for someone drawn to the
subject matter of law but not to the hierarchy of a law firm, or for someone
who wants to work in corporate business research. A JD is a plus but not a
requirement for this position.
The student intern may be expected to:
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work with our paralegals and underwriters to
identify cases and pull dockets and opinions
·
compile and clean up large data sets (purchased
or proprietary)
·
set up and manage alerts on legal and public
policy topics
·
obtain materials through online searching,
commercial retrieval services, and ILL
·
digest materials for firmwide newsletters
·
conduct and summarize research on a variety of
topics
At the end of this internship, the student should have
gained:
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Practical knowledge of US legal research
·
Experience in reference work for competitive
intelligence
·
Experience in reference work for business
development
· Experience providing reference services to specialized professionals in a business setting
To To Apply: Email resume/cover letter to Judith Albert at JAlbert@burfordcapital.com
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