Corporate Legal Intern

Summary

Join Guidewire's Legal team to navigate the complex legal landscape of a global software company supporting P&C insurers. We ensure compliance, manage risk, and foster growth through cross-functional collaboration, transparency, operational discipline, and continuous improvement, supporting Guidewire's mission of innovation and customer success.
As a Corporate Legal Intern, You will support high-priority, confidential legal matters, gaining hands-on experience in global compliance, dispute resolution, and employment law within an in-house legal practice. We seek a motivated law or pre-law student eager to contribute to Guidewire’s mission and develop expertise in technology law.
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Job Description

What you’ll do

• Conduct legal research on global regulations impacting cloud software, data privacy, and insurance technology.

• Assist in mapping regulatory requirements in key international markets to ensure company-wide compliance.

• Draft memorandums summarizing regulatory updates and their potential business impact.

• Support the legal team in managing litigation matters and disputes, including fact-gathering, document review, and case file management.

• Research and provide guidance on labor and employment laws in various jurisdictions; assist in updating HR policies and employee handbooks.

• Handle confidential legal matters with discretion and professionalism.

• Review non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and other commercial contracts as needed.

• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and InfoSec on legal-related projects.

• At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

What you’ll bring

Required

• Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.

• Exceptional legal research and writing abilities.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.

• High level of integrity and discretion.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to distill complex legal concepts into clear business advice.

Preferred

• Currently enrolled in an accredited JD program (rising 2L or 3L preferred), or a pre-law student with a strong academic record.

• Interest in technology law, corporate governance, or employment law.

Your Impact

We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first six months, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting Guidewire’s Legal team on global compliance, litigation, and employment law projects. Your work will help ensure Guidewire’s legal and regulatory readiness, directly supporting our mission to deliver trusted, innovative solutions to the insurance industry. As you grow, your contributions will influence our team’s effectiveness and Guidewire’s ability to scale globally.

What’s in it for you

The people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:

• Flexible work environment

• Health and Wellness benefits

• Paid time off programs including volunteer time off

• Market-competitive pay and incentive programs

• Continual development and internal career growth opportunities

• All roles include a new in-person orientation process to help you connect and thrive from day one.

By joining Guidewire, you’ll contribute to our wider mission of transforming the way the world’s P&C insurers do business—helping customers engage, innovate, and grow efficiently.

Our Legal team’s work underpins Guidewire’s commitment to operational excellence, global scalability, and a culture of courage, curiosity, and commitment.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $52,000 - $78,000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [email protected]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [email protected] to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.