Summer Intern - Tax
🔍 Palo Alto, California
Minimum Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a college degree program at Columbia College
- Must have an interest in gaining practical work experience
- Good technical skills, including working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Good attention to detail and organizational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, prioritize, and meet deadlines
Preferred Requirements:
- Previous office or internship experience
What will your day look like?
You will participate in meetings to gain an understanding of the department's objectives and activities, and assist on special projects and assignments. As a part of your daily tasks, you will perform administrative duties to include creating and editing documents, maintaining spreadsheets, and analyzing basic data. You will collate documents, brochures, or other materials and prepare basic correspondence, research information, gather data, and prepare basic reports or analyses.
To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website.
We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.
General & Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;
- Foster positive work relationships;
- Comply with all firm policies and practices;
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
- Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Other Requirements
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
The expected pay rate for this position, if hired to work in New York City is $23.00 per hour. If hired to work in San Francisco or Palo Alto the expected pay rate is $ $24.00 per hour. If hired to work in Los Angeles, San Diego, or Seattle the expected pay rate is $ $24.00 per hour. Non-exempt positions will be paid on an hourly basis and paid overtime in accordance with applicable laws. The compensation offered to a candidate selected for employment will be dependent upon various factors, including the candidate’s geographic market, skills, educational and professional background, experience, and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
Application Process:
If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add noreply@dlapipercareers.us to your list of safe senders.
Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.
Agency applications will not be considered.