Location: Federal Way, Washington
Description:
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, and a holding company for a number of subsidiaries, including six operating companies (Quadrant Homes, Pardee Homes, Maracay Homes, Trendmaker Homes, Winchester Homes, and Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors (WRI) (Weyerhaeuser is a publicly traded company). The corporate office is located in Federal Way.
Our primary businesses are land development and the development, construction and sale of residential housing in selected metropolitan markets across the United States. We are the 17th largest home builder in the country based on our annual unit closings. Through WRI we also have provided subordinated mezzanine debt and equity to real estate developers and residential builders throughout the United States. We are in the process of winding down the WRI portfolio. The WRECO general counsel also serves as the general counsel of the Weyerhaeuser Political Action Committee and as counsel to Weyerhaeuser?s lobbyists and public affairs personnel.
Key Functions:
The Law Clerk will become a temporary member of the WRECO Legal Department and will assist the WRECO General Counsel and Paralegal with a variety of project and ongoing legal tasks during the Summer of 2012. This will be a ?hands-on? legal intern position. This person must be a self starter, enjoy working in a team environment with WRECO and operating subsidiary personnel, outside counsel and consultants, and members of Weyerhaeuser corporate and legal staff. The Intern will assist in project-based work across key business initiatives and will be exposed to many aspects of the business.
This will be a paid internship ($1,500/week based on a 40-hour work week) but no employment benefits (e.g., insurance, relocation, housing assistance) will be offered with this position. Any offer is contingent upon a satisfactory background check and a drug screen.
Duties of the position will include:
- Draft, review and present training materials on legal subjects to be used in training with business personnel
- Prepare and review legal documents, including litigation strategy memoranda, discovery, operating policies, contracts and leases
- Assist General Counsel and staff with their diverse duties
- Research legal issues and draft memoranda of law
Qualifications:
- 1L, 2L or 3L students (enrolled in an accredited law school). Work experience preferrred but not required.
- Superior communication skills, both oral and written
- Demonstrated excellence in legal research, analysis, presentation and writing
- Self-starter and problem-solver with the ability to work independently as well as with others at all levels of WRECO, its subsidiaries and Weyerhaeuser
- Positive attitude with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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