Your Job
The Koch Legal & Compliance Department is seeking 1L Summer 2027 interns to join our teams at the Georgia-Pacific Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Koch internship program offers immersive experience where interns contribute to meaningful projects, receive professional mentorship, and participate in capability-based training. Legal & Compliance at Koch is about much more than the practice of law. Our organization brings together professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and expertise who partner with the business to solve complex problems, improve processes, use technology, data, GenAI, and other emerging technologies to transform how we work and create value, manage risk, strengthen compliance programs, protect intellectual property, support transactions, and drive business success. We expect our team members to be curious about new technologies, identify practical applications, and use sound judgment to translate these capabilities into better legal and business outcomes.
Please note: Interviews for this position are expected to begin in January 2027. Candidates will also be asked to provide a transcript reflecting their Fall 2026 coursework.
What You Will Do
This 11-week summer internship program provides first-year law students with the opportunity to gain practical experience working alongside legal and compliance professionals at one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.
Koch's Legal & Compliance Department supports a wide range of areas, including corporate law, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, litigation, internal investigations, labor & employment, environmental health & safety, commercial and international trade compliance, and intellectual property.
Given the size and scale of Koch companies, our legal and compliance professionals work across a variety of disciplines in the U.S. and around the world. Interns will gain hands-on experience and exposure to real-world business and legal matters. Opportunities may include:
Interns will also have opportunities to participate in social events, volunteer activities, and networking experiences throughout the summer, including events with area law firms. These experiences are designed to help interns build meaningful professional relationships and expand their understanding of potential career paths both within and beyond Koch.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
What Will Put You Ahead
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
