Legal & Compliance Intern (New York) – Summer 2027

Legal & Compliance Intern (New York) – Summer 2027

The D. E. Shaw Group seeks motivated, intellectually curious students from all academic disciplines to join the firm as Legal & Compliance (L&C) interns. Interns collaborate with members of the L&C team to explore regulatory compliance areas concerning the firm’s various trading strategies across a wide range of instruments. The role offers the chance to be part of a collegial work environment. This is a ten-week program that will take place in New York and is expected to run from June to August 2027.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Work on high-impact projects involving a variety of regulatory and compliance questions, including issues related to employee personal trading and political contributions, surveillance of electronic communications and trading activity, and the potential receipt of confidential or material nonpublic information.

Responsibilities

• Exploring regulatory issues associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
• Reviewing outside research used by the firm’s trading desks.
• Monitoring privacy law developments.
• Examining international financial regulations.

Who we’re looking for

• Enrollment in a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree program in any field of study.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, keen attention to detail, and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate well with others and solve problems creatively, with a process-oriented mindset.
• Comfort working with numerical data; advanced Excel skills are a plus.
• No previous finance, law, or regulatory experience is necessary; students who apply to this internship are usually approaching their final year of full-time study.
• The position offers a monthly base salary of $9,000, overtime pay, a sign-on bonus of $5,000, travel coverage to and from the internship, and choice of furnished summer housing or a $10,000 housing allowance. It also includes a $3,300 stipend for self-study materials and a $4,000 stipend for personal technology equipment.

How to apply

To apply for this job, please email your resume and the job title to recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com.