Legal Intern (Practicante / Becario de Derecho)

About Sezzle

With a mission to financially empower the next generation, Sezzle is revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments, blending cutting-edge tech with seamless, interest-free installment plans that make shopping smarter and more accessible. We're not just transforming payments; we're redefining how people discover, interact with, and purchase the things they love while driving real impact on merchant sales through increased conversions and higher order values. As we continue to shape the future of fintech and retail, we're building an innovative, dynamic team passionate about creating more than just a transaction but a truly unique shopping journey. If you're excited about pushing boundaries in tech and delivering a game-changing experience for consumers and merchants alike, come join us at Sezzle and help create the future of shopping!

About the Role

As a Legal Intern, you'll join our Legal Operations team and work directly with Sezzle's US Legal Team. You'll see how an in-house legal function runs inside a fast-growing, publicly traded fintech, and you'll get real ownership from day one: preparing and reviewing legal documents, and keeping the team's matters, deadlines, and trackers moving.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Intern who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ. This is a paid, fully remote internship. No prior legal work experience is required; curiosity, ownership, and organization matter more.

What You'll Do

Support the US Legal Team with day-to-day requests

Review and organize legal documents such as agreements, notices, and liens, and flag anything unusual

Draft standard documents and templates under the supervision of counsel

Keep the legal database current: contracts, filings, and corporate records

Own trackers for legal matters and deadlines, and send clear status updates

Coordinate with Compliance, Finance, Operations, and outside counsel to gather what each matter needs

Write simple checklists and playbooks so repeatable legal work runs smoothly

What You'll Learn

How US consumer finance and secured transactions work (including UCC Article 9)

How an in-house legal team manages contracts, filings, and audits

How to run legal work like a project, with trackers, deadlines, and stakeholders

What We Look For

Currently pursuing, or recently completed, a degree in Law (Derecho) or a related field

Advanced written and spoken English, since you'll work daily with US-based teams

Strong attention to detail and organization; you keep deadlines without being reminded

Clear written communication and good judgment with confidential information

Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office

Comfortable using AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to boost productivity, research, and communication

Nice to Have

Exposure to US legal concepts or experience supporting US law firms

Experience with project management tools (Jira, Asana, Notion, or similar)

Interest in fintech, payments, or consumer lending

About You

You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed.

You're not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things.

You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking.

You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully.

You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly.

You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle.

What Makes Working at Sezzle Awesome

At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators. We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.

Compensation: The salary for the Legal Intern is $800 USD monthly as an independent contractor.

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