Legal Summer Intern - McGill - NAELFY25

Accenture Legal Summer Analyst 2025

Internship Description:

The 10-week summer internship program will provide interns with the opportunity to work with lawyers/contracting legal professionals (CLP) who support the broad reach of Accenture’s businesses. CLPs in Accenture’s Corporate Functions organization coordinate and deliver legal, contract and commercial counsel. They identify and help manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behavior and compliance with laws and company policies, while providing guidance and negotiating contracts, leveraging commercial and market-relevant positions.

Features of the program include:

participation in Accenture’s summer analyst program with students joining various groups and services across North America

participation in training programs presented by Accenture lawyers highlighting different areas of the business and the legal department

pairing with a lawyer who will serve as a manager during the program and provide guidance on projects

pairing with a mentor who will serve as an additional advisor on skill development, networking, and other individual needs

practice presentations and shadow lawyers on various projects and

exposure to other areas within Accenture’s broader legal department (i.e., employment, compliance, litigation, etc.).

The work location for this role can include a mix of working remotely and working onsite with our clients and partners or in our offices and delivery centers to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.

Please note that with all of our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

You are:

Excited about the future. You are optimistic. You can see opportunities that other people overlook. You love to learn new things. You are a big believer in dreams. You set your goals and work toward them – one step at time, always moving forward.

currently in:

first or second year of a 3-year McGill bijuridical law program; or

first, second or third year of a 3.5- to 4-year McGill bijuridical law program; or

otherwise stated, a law student who reasonably expects to be eligible to commence articling in the 2026-2027, 2027-2028 or 2028-2029 Law Society of Ontario licensing cycle.

Must be fluently bilingual (English & French) for the Montreal location

English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English-speaking stakeholders across Canada. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

How to apply:

You must submit a cover letter, resume and transcript in order for your application to be considered for an interview. Application deadline is February 1st 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

At Accenture, inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and embedded in our core values. We are committed to creating a workforce where our people can feel comfortable, be themselves and contribute. Like Canada itself, Accenture employees represent a tremendous variety of cultures, ethnicities, beliefs, backgrounds and languages. We offer an inclusive environment regardless of personal characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

It is currently our objective to assign our people to work near where they live. However, given the nature of our business and our need to serve clients, our employees must be available to travel when needed.

Job candidates are not required to disclose any offence for which a pardon has been granted.