Legal Intern

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New York, NY
Internship
Hardware • Information Technology
The Role
The Legal Intern will support the Legal Department at Sony Corporation of America by assisting lawyers with transactional, litigation, and corporate matters. Responsibilities will include researching and drafting memos, reviewing legal documents, and participating in meetings and negotiations.
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Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.
 

Position Summary

Sony Corporation of America (“SCA”) is seeking a Summer 2025 law student intern to support the Legal Department. This is a paid internship and the intern will assist lawyers in transactional, litigation and corporate matters. SCA’s law student intern program is designed to provide the intern with hands-on training in a real-world environment of an in-house legal department. Assignments will vary and may include researching and drafting memos, reviewing agreements and other legal documents, and attending client meetings, negotiations, etc. 

  

This is a full time in-person internship requiring 3-4 days per week in the NYC office.

Qualifications: 

  • Experience/background/course work/other indicia of interest in the fields of technology, media, or similar industries 

  • Minimum of 3.0 GPA 

  • Prior law firm/judicial internship or related internship experience is a plus 

  • Highly organized and detail-oriented 

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills 

  • Ability to work independently and follow through on tasks until they are completed 

  • Experience in discreetly handling confidential information preferred 

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite 

  • Must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school 

  • If applicant is seeking course credit, such applicant must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school internship/externship or clinical program 

Requirements: 

  • Submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and copy of law school transcript as part of the application materials 

  • Available to work starting May/June 2025 through August 2025 

  • Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S. 

The target hourly rate for this internship is $23.00 per hour. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime.   

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Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of America

Sony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.

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While SCA does not require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there are certain Sony offices that require employees to be vaccinated in order to enter.  If you will be located at or travel to those offices, you will be required to be fully vaccinated to enter.  The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.  Please do not include proof of vaccination status or any indication of a possible request for a vaccination accommodation when submitting your application materials.  If applicable, the Company will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potential accommodations. 

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The Company
Carson, CA
31,719 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1946

What We Do

See everything new from the world of Sony USA—including electronics, PlayStation, movies, music and TV shows—plus find support for your Sony products.

Sony’s purpose is simple. We aim to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology. We want to be responsible for getting hearts racing, stirring ambition, and putting a smile on the faces of our customers. That challenge, combined with our spirit of innovation, motivates us to create groundbreaking technology, entertainment, and services for people worldwide.

Our history as a global brand has been built around employees that all have a passion for touching peoples'​ lives, and pride in pushing beyond the status quo to produce truly extraordinary results.

We’re uniquely positioned because we operate in many different industries - from movies and music to video games and electronics. And, with offices around the globe, we benefit from a global workforce that learns and grows together through mutual respect.

If you're ready to join a diverse team at an innovation-led company with the power to change lives, then we encourage you to read up on the different Sony group companies and check out our Life page. Then, get in touch, and together, let’s make the world say wow.

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