Description
We are seeking a Legal Summer Intern Rising 2L to join our team in the United States. As a participant in Cisco's Legal Experience Acceleration Program (LEAP), you will work across various legal practice groups, enabling Cisco's mission of building innovative technologies for customers worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Work on groundbreaking legal issues for the company
- Gain experience and exposure to a wide variety of practice areas while supporting our internal client base
- Drive projects designed to enable the business to develop and sell leading networking, security, and collaboration products and services
- Obtain practical in-house experience that will leave you better equipped to contend in today's complex legal environment
- Benefit from exposure to a department widely viewed as a leader in the evolution of legal practice
- Gain a better understanding of the client perspective through hands-on mentoring and coaching
- Research and deliver an end-of-summer project to Cisco Legal's Senior Leadership Team
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a Juris Doctor degree program at an ABA-accredited law school as a 1L law student for academic year 2026/2027
- Available to start in our internship program as part of a cohort on May 17, 2027
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid time away, including 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer