Summer Internship: Legal Intern

The Position

Do you dream about creating a more sustainable future? At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. Working with over 80 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities, Uplight provides an end-to-end customer energy experience. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect–improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are B Corp certified,  enabling us to put our values into action by not only making decisions for the benefit of our shareholders, but also for our customers, environment, employees, and community.

We are seeking a Legal Intern to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and the planet. As a Legal Intern, you’ll work with our Legal team on  various  focused projects in which you’ll learn valuable skills while contributing to our mission of motivating and enabling people to save energy. You’ll work directly with the Legal team who will show you the ropes of the business and  provide you with the opportunity to contribute your ideas towards enhancing and improving our legal processes.

What you get to do:

• Draft and review contracts, including nondisclosure agreements, amendments, renewals, order forms, and statements of work for vendors and customers
• Assist with communicating with vendors, collecting necessary documentation, and vendor onboarding
• Attend meetings with stakeholders to discuss contract terms and conditions
• Assist with legal administrative tasks, such as organizing and maintaining contract files and documents, facilitating contract signatures, and archiving agreements
• Respond to routine questions from the business about executed contracts
• Perform other duties as assigned by the legal team

What you bring to Uplight:

• Recent graduate with demonstrated interest in legal, procurement, or contracts management fields
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and maintain confidentiality
• Self-motivated with the ability to execute on projects when given direction - you’re motivated and will do research and ask questions to keep projects moving
• An appetite for learning, creative problem solving, and the ability to maintain flexibility

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, marginalized genders and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Uplight we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Hourly Range: $18-$20 per hour

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate annual base compensation range is listed above. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team.

Uplight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race (including hair texture and hairstyles), color, religion (including head coverings), age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.