Legal and Compliance Internship - Summer 2026

The Koch Legal & Compliance Department is hiring legal internsfor Summer 2026!

The Koch internship program is an in-depth experience that puts interns at the center of a challenging work environment that includes meaningful project involvement, professional mentoring, and capability-based training.

Koch Legal & Compliance Department is hiring four 1L Summer Interns

• Two positions will be based out of the Georgia-Pacific Center in Atlanta, GA

• Two positions will be based out of the Koch HQ in Wichita, KS

In addition to the four 1L Summer Interns, our program will also include undergraduate student Summer Interns. Our Legal & Compliance Department provides services in an impressive array of specialties, including corporate law, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, litigation, internal investigations, labor & employment, environmental health & safety, commercial and international trade compliance, and intellectual property. This 11-week rotation program offers first-year law students an exceptional opportunity to work with industry leaders and learn about the day-to-day work of an in-house counsel in one of the largest privately-owned companies in the country.

Because of the size and scale of Koch companies, our legal and compliance professionals practice in a variety of disciplines not only across the U.S., but around the world. Interns benefit from both hands-on experience and observational opportunities based on emerging events. Projects offer exposure to the following:

• Legal research and writing - delving into a particular legal issue to provide guidance on a topical question (e.g., the applicability of a regulation to a particular business or facility, review of state or local ordinance, analysis of enforcement developments and other emerging issues)

• Assist with regulatory submissions and discovery document review

• Provide support during mergers & acquisitions - assisting with due diligence, disclosure and other schedules, researching issues, review of agreements

• Attend business and client meetings and collaborate with supervising legal and compliance professionals on ideas, concepts and issues

• Draft and revise contractual agreements (e.g., confidential disclosure, supply, vendor, license)

• Partner with other interns, legal and compliance professionals, business colleagues, and other capabilities on projects, presentations, and other learning experiences.

• Travel to facilities that manufacture the goods produced by companies within Koch

• Participate in and support Koch pro bono initiatives

Interns also enjoy a variety of social events and volunteer opportunities scheduled throughout the summer to facilitate networking and lasting career connections. Many events will be in conjunction with law firms in the area. Both inside and outside Koch, you will be introduced to a group of people interested in furthering your career.

• Applicants must be current 1L year students; rising 2L by Summer 2026

• This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

• Professional demeanor, humility, and a high level of maturity

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; competent research and memo writing skills

• Inquisitive & self-assured

• Ability to apply economic thinking to legal concepts and analysis

• Priorcorporateexperience (either in a business or legal role)

• 3.3 GPA or above or considered top 30% of the class