Legal Intern
Description
Responsibilities
- Conduct various assignments under the direction of a supervising attorney in areas such as contracts, privacy and compliance. Assignments will depend on the needs of Arcus, but may include:
- Assisting with contract drafting, negotiation and filing of executed agreements
- Data review and entry/correction of data for executed contracts in the company’s contract management system
- Facilitate enhancements to the company’s contracts playbook
- Assisting with legitimate interest and data protection impact assessments to support company’s compliance with data privacy laws and regulations
- Assisting with submissions to data protection authorities
- Assisting with redaction of clinical trial materials to protect company’s trade secrets and intellectual property
- Conduct benchmarking and legal research to support the company’s legal activities
Qualifications
- Interest in law
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree or law program
- Attention to detail
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn
- Excellent writing skills
- Proficient in Microsoft office
- Familiarity with database and file management programs preferred
• This intern position is 40 hours per week located on our Hayward, CA Campus
• All applicants must be actively enrolled in an accredited academic program for Fall
2026.
• As an Arcus intern, you will be employed as a temporary hourly employee.
• Interns will be paid hourly, less payroll deductions and all required tax withholdings.
• All applicants must be actively enrolled in an accredited academic program for Fall
2026.
• As an Arcus intern, you will be employed as a temporary hourly employee.
• Interns will be paid hourly, less payroll deductions and all required tax withholdings.
Intern Hourly Rate (based on degree level): | Hourly Rate: |
Bachelor’s Degree in process | $25 |
Bachelor’s complete/Master’s in progress | $30 |
PhD all in process – remote internship (Bioinformatics only) | $35 |
PhD all in process or complete – onsite internship | $45 |
Physical Requirements
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, mouse, or calculator, and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Arcus Biosciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Arcus is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets
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