What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Intern position at Komatsu?
Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, includingTimberPro, Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.
Komatsu, based in Tokyo, Japan, is a global leader in developing and supplying technologies, equipment and services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and forestry markets. For more than a century, the company has been creating value for its customers through manufacturing and technology innovation, partnering with others to empower a sustainable future where people, business and the planet thrive together. Front-line industries worldwide use Komatsu solutions to develop modern infrastructure, extract fundamental resources and create consumer products. The company's global service and distributor networks support customer operations to help enhance safety and promote productivity while working to optimize performance.
Komatsu's North America region employs more than 15,000 people. As part of our initiative to cultivate corporate attorneys, Komatsu is providing a ten-week in-person summer clerkship for an energetic law student. Working directly with our attorneys, the summer clerk will gain hands-on experience by completing substantive work in many areas of in-house corporate practice, which may include contracts and commercial transactions, marketing, litigation, privacy/data security, corporate governance, and compliance support.
As part of Komatsu's ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. Through its DEI efforts, Komatsu is committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we live and work.
This is not a remote position. The successful candidate will work onsite at Komatsu's North American operations office in Chicago, Illinois, located at 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Under the supervision of Komatsu's attorneys, primary responsibilities will include:
o Assisting with contract review and negotiation
o Reviewing customer-facing marketing material
o Researching legal issues relevant to a large, fast-paced corporate environment
o Assisting in-house attorneys with litigation management
o General support of day-to-day corporate legal matters
o Special projects as assigned
Opportunity to network with and learn from Komatsu's divisional business heads and attend meetings with senior leadership
Opportunity to visit other Komatsu locations in North America and see Komatsu's products in action
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2024
* Applicant must demonstrate solid academic, extracurricular, and/or community accomplishments
* Effective writing, editing, research, and analytical skills required
* Student must be pursuing a JD degree full or part time at an ABA-accredited law school
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
