2025 University Recruiting - Corporate Transactions Legal Summer Intern

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Support Functions division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

The Corporate Transactions Legal Team is seeking an intern who is a current 1L law student who will have completed one year (1L) of law school by Summer of 2025 and will be returning to law school in the Fall of 2025 for their second (2L) year. The position will be located at our corporate headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey. The Company currently uses a hybrid work model, with 3 days a week in office.

The Corporate Transactions Legal Team is within the Office of General Counsel organization. The Office of General Counsel is responsible for helping the Company succeed in a manner that is responsible and consistent with the company’s values and high ethical standards, complies with the law, and protects and enhances our reputation and other assets. The Corporate Transactions Legal Team provides legal support for business development, licensing, research collaboration, mergers and acquisitions and other complex commercial transactions. Through its transactions, our Company is committed to finding and developing the best science to meet major unmet medical needs of patients.

Up to two internship positions with the Corporate Transactions Legal Team are available in Summer 2025. During your internship appointment you will work closely with experienced business development and transactional attorneys on projects with key tasks that may include the following:

• Working closely with attorneys on agreements related to the acquisition of assets to support the Company’s mission to find the best science to meet major unmet medical needs of patients

• Working closely with attorneys on agreements supporting the development of the Company’s products and the acquisition of products and services in connection with such development activities

• Working closely with attorneys on legal matters related to employee benefits and other corporate matters

• Supporting projects for direct and indirect procurement functions and global real estate services

• Working closely with attorneys to support transactions led by the Company's Corporate, Research Laboratories, Global Human Health, Manufacturing, Vaccines and Animal Health Divisions, including performing due diligence activities

• Assisting in drafting and negotiating clinical trial, investigator/consultant, research collaboration, data/material transfer, nondisclosure, procurement, license and other agreements

• Assisting with governmental filings with the competition law authorities in the U.S. and other markets

• Supporting activities to summarize/organize critical agreements and agreement provisions

• Legal research

• Travel to Company sites within New Jersey and Pennsylvania may be required.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Candidates must be a Law student (full-time or part-time) pursuing a J.D. degree from an accredited law school

• Candidates will have completed their first year of law school by Summer 2025 and will return to law school in September 2025 for their second year

• Candidates must have an Undergraduate degree

Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected salary range:

$39,600.00-$105,500.00 

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Future Talent – Intern

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).  Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business