# Legal & Compliance Intern

**Company**: Greenlight
**Location**: Atlanta
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Job type**: Intern
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Greenlight is seeking a motivated Legal & Compliance Intern for the 2026–2027 school year to support its Legal and Compliance team.

This role offers hands-on exposure to the regulatory and operational side of fintech, working closely with attorneys and compliance professionals to help ensure Greenlight operates in line with applicable laws and internal standards.

Responsibilities:

- Monitor and research emerging legal and regulatory developments in the fintech space, including consumer protection, payments, and financial services regulations; summarize findings for the legal/compliance team

- Organize, maintain, and archive company policies and procedures, ensuring documents are current, accessible, and properly version-controlled

- Compile and analyze data to create reports identifying trends across departments (e.g., customer complaints, operational risk, product changes) that may carry legal or compliance implications

- Test internal systems and workflows to verify compliance controls are functioning as intended, and document/report any issues or gaps

- Review marketing and advertising materials for legal and regulatory compliance prior to publication or distribution

- Partner with teams across the company (Product, Marketing, Customer Support, etc.) on compliance-related questions and initiatives

- Assist with additional legal and compliance tasks and special projects as needed

Requirements:

- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Legal Studies, Political Science, Business, Finance, or a related field (J.D. candidates welcome)

- Strong research and analytical skills, with attention to detail

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently

- Interest in fintech, financial regulation, or consumer protection law is a plus

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Google Workspace; familiarity with document management systems a plus

- Prior internship or coursework in compliance, legal research, or a related area is a plus but not required

Learning opportunities:

- Direct exposure to how legal and compliance functions operate within a fast-growing fintech company

- Mentorship from experienced legal and compliance professionals

- Practical experience in regulatory research, policy development, and compliance testing

- Insight into the intersection of law, technology, and financial services

## Skills

### Required
- research
- analytical skills
- written and verbal communication
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace

### Nice to have
- fintech
- financial regulation
- consumer protection law
- document management systems
- compliance
- legal research

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