Provide support to a legal department of five attorneys by conducting research and reviewing and preparing documents. Research includes state and federal laws and regulations that govern national and state banks, financial holding companies and various corporate entities. Document review and preparation includes contracts, corporate resolutions, state and federal filings and others.

Conduct legal research and draft memoranda on various legal issues. Review and interpret contracts. Provide other support to legal department in the areas of corporate law, banking, contracts, corporate governance, litigation and compliance.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States.

The Law Department is seeking a law student for the summer of 2010 to work alongside our attorneys and legal staff members. Responsibilities will include a variety of research and writing projects in the areas of litigation, corporate, banking, securitization, public company, consumer credit and financial services industry issues.

Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $97 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally.

Person will begin by addressing contract database concerns. This project will entail reviewing term/termination provisions to learn if the contract is active or inactive and making the appropriate notation directly in the database. Initial sweep will involve reviewing IT contracts (400+). Additional groups may be added.

This is intended to be an on-going internship, with no defined end-date; thus, we are looking for an individual who is wiling to make this 20-hour per week, commitment while pursuing his/her JD.

This position is a summer position within BNY Mellon’s Corporate Legal Department, working in one of our primary Legal practices located at One Wall Street in New York City. The role is designed for a first-year Law student and offers an opportunity for the candidate to learn about the inner workings of a corporate law department and the scope and complexity of the legal matters being handled.

The successful candidate will provide a range of support to lawyers and paralegals within the assigned practice area, working closely with an in-house attorney mentor on a range of legal issues, with an emphasis on legal research and drafting and review of various legal documents. The position will allow the summer associate to interact with key individuals throughout the Department including in-house lawyers and paralegals, as well as outside counsel engaged by the Company and other key internal and external constituents.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is currently in search of a part time law clerk to work with it’s Legal Department. This position conducts legal research in a wide variety of areas and summarizes research in legal memos. Research issues include matters arising from the Reserve Bank’s supervision and regulation of depository financial institutions and financial and bank holding companies and issues related to the Reserve Bank’s other operations and support activities which may include contracts, building leasing, Reserve Bank lending, privacy, information security, marketing, tax and employment law. May be required to evaluate the desirability of proposed courses of action from a legal standpoint and make recommendations to legal department attorneys.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is part of the nation’s central bank. We’ve provided many opportunities for professional growth during our history.

Community Development supports community reinvestment, fair lending, and economic development activities throughout the Fourth District. They seek to identify best practices, build partnerships, and provide training and technical assistance to community development practitioners.

The successful intern candidate will work with the Community Development team on an empirical study of state laws governing the home mortgage origination channels in six judicial foreclosure states to determine what, if any, impact they had on borrower delinquencies and foreclosures. Additionally, the intern will research the state mortgage broker, real estate appraiser, and lending laws for each of six judicial foreclosure states to aid in building a legal “index” for the study.