Location: In-Office West Palm Beach
Department: Finance / Legal Operations
Duration: 10 Weeks
Compensation: $18-20hr
Program Overview
The Corporate Finance & Legal Strategy Internship is a selective, project-based internship designed for analytically strong undergraduate students interested in corporate finance, consulting, legal operations, and strategic cost management. This Internship would be ideal for individuals interested in pursuing a career in corporate law (JD), litigation (JD), forensic accounting (CPA) or business administration (MBA).
Interns will work directly with the Finance and Legal leadership teams on a structured analytical initiative evaluating the organization’s legal spend across the 2025 fiscal year. The project focuses on reviewing outside counsel invoices, analyzing legal matters across subsidiaries, and identifying opportunities to improve cost oversight and legal vendor management.
Participants will gain exposure to how finance teams oversee legal operations, manage vendor relationships, and implement financial controls across complex legal matters.
The internship concludes with an executive presentation to leadership outlining strategic recommendations for improving legal spend governance and operational efficiency.
Strategic Internship Project
Legal Spend Analytics & Cost Optimization Initiative
Interns will conduct a structured review of all legal matters and outside counsel invoices for the 2025 fiscal year to identify trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for improved financial oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Legal Spend Analysis

• Review and categorize legal invoices across the 2025 fiscal year
• Analyze legal spending by law firm, matter type, subsidiary, and billing structure
• Identify trends, cost concentrations, and high-spend legal matters
  

Vendor & Law Firm Evaluation

• Analyze usage patterns of outside counsel
• Compare billing rates and engagement frequency across law firms
• Identify opportunities for vendor consolidation or preferred counsel structures
  

Financial Data Analysis

• Build structured reports summarizing legal spend patterns
• Evaluate legal expenses by:
• Law firm/vendor
• Matter category
• Business unit
• Monthly & Quarterly spending trends in Cash & Accrual Basis
  

Operational Process Review

• Evaluate internal processes used to initiate legal matters
• Review workflows related to legal engagement approvals and invoice review
• Identify opportunities to improve legal spend tracking and financial oversight
  

Strategic Recommendations
Interns will develop data-driven recommendations that may include:

• Legal billing guidelines and cost controls
• Preferred outside counsel panels
• Legal matter budgeting and variance tracking
• Vendor performance benchmarking
• Improved internal approval workflows
  

Final Deliverables
Legal Spend Analytics Report
A comprehensive report summarizing:

• Total legal spend for 2025
• Top legal vendors and matter categories
• Key cost drivers and spending patterns
• Identified opportunities for cost optimization
  

Process Improvement Framework
Recommendations for improving:

• Legal matter tracking
• Invoice approval workflows
• Vendor management practices
• Budget oversight and reporting
  

Executive Presentation
Interns will present their findings and recommendations to senior leadership, outlining:

• Key insights from the legal spend analysis
• Identified cost reduction opportunities
• Proposed operational improvements
  

Candidate Profile
This internship is designed for high-performing undergraduate students pursuing degrees in:

• Finance
• Accounting
• Economics
• Business Administration
• Legal Studies / Pre-Law
• Data Analytics
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Excel or financial data analysis
• Interest in corporate finance, consulting, or legal operations
• Ability to translate data into clear strategic insights
• Strong written and presentation skills
  

Candidate Expectations
This program is best suited for analytically strong students who enjoy solving complex business problems using data.
Interns will be expected to:

• Work independently on structured analytical projects
• Think critically about financial and operational processes
• Present findings and recommendations directly to senior leadership
  

Candidates should be comfortable working with data in Excel and synthesizing financial information into clear insights.
Professional Development
Participants will gain experience in:

• Corporate financial analysis
• Legal operations management
• Vendor cost analysis
• Process improvement and operational strategy
• Executive-level communication
  

Interns will work closely with finance and legal leadership and gain exposure to how senior management evaluates cost structures and operational efficiency.
Why This Internship Matters
Legal spending is one of the largest controllable corporate expenses for many organizations. Through this internship, participants will develop the analytical skills used by corporate finance and legal operations teams to improve cost governance and vendor management.
The insights generated by this program will directly inform leadership decisions on legal spend oversight and operational improvements.
Ideal Career Paths for Applicants
Students interested in the following career paths are especially encouraged to apply:

• Corporate Finance
• Consulting
• Legal Operations
• Corporate Strategy
• Business Analytics
  

Application Process
Interested candidates should submit:

• Resume
• Brief statement of interest describing their analytical experience and career interests
  

Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a short interview process.