Legal Internship

At Liberty, we are proud to integrate our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) throughout all functions and areas of the Bank in order to maximize our impact and exceed goals. We believe that deepening our DE&I strategies in the workplace and communities we serve, creates a much better place to work for our teammates and a safe place where our customers are connected and supported.  We take pride in promoting through initiatives and investment a socially responsible and sustainable future.    This is a 10-week Summer Internship, with Full-Time Hours located on-site in Middletown, CT   SUMMARY OF THE JOB: The internship program at Liberty Bank is designed to provide valuable hands-on experience that will align with your career goals.  The successful intern is a team player who maintains a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, is detail oriented, have a process improvement mindset and is able to build respectful and productive relationships with multi-functional internal/external business partners.  We are seeking law students to support our office of the general counsel working directly with our executive leaders, internal clients, vendors and service providing support for the entire bank.     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:        Performs any function necessary, within scope of authority and expertise, to provide the highest level of service and support our legal function. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:   Currently enrolled in Law school Demonstrate strong analytical thinking, problem solving, communication, innovative and interpersonal skills Rising Juniors and Seniors Oral & written communication skills and intermediate technical skills (Microsoft Office Suite:  Word, Power Point, Excel, etc.)  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:   Critical Thinking skills Interview/Presentation/ Communication Skills Exposure to professional environment PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  General Office Equipment Keyboard Dexterity Lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs. Use of general office equipment Ability to travel Full-time in person/ on-site required  COMPLIANCE Acts affirmatively in all activities under his/her control in conformance with the Bank’s Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Fair Lending Programs to achieve the Bank’s goals and objectives. The bank shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons, and continue to recruit, hire, train and evaluate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or veteran status.     Liberty Bank is an Equal Opportunity employer.  It is the policy of Liberty Bank to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.