Legal Extern

Role Summary

The Legal Extern (“Extern”) will assist the McAfee Legal team on a part-time basis during the upcoming academic school semester (Fall 2026) by providing legal and compliance support to the company. The Extern will perform this work by assisting company lawyers in a range of legal matters, to include regulatory compliance, corporate, product, employment, litigation, ethics & compliance and transactional matters.
This Externship is designed to provide the Extern with hands-on training in a real-world environment of an in-house legal department. Assignments will vary and may include researching and drafting legal recommendations and advice; reviewing agreements, contracts, and other legal documents; and preparing for and attending company and/or legal team meetings.
This Extern role will work approximately 10 hours per week with all work being performed remotely. This is a remote position; however you may be offered the opportunity to come onsite at our Frisco, TX office on an as-needed basis. We will only consider candidates who are a commutable distance to Frisco or Dallas and are not offering relocation assistance.
Position Details

About the role: 

• Research, draft, review, and propose revisions to various contractual documents, including policies, contracts, litigation pleadings or advice memoranda

• Support company Legal team members on projects, business initiatives, and partnership opportunities as it pertains to legal compliance and corporate governance matters

• Conduct legal and policy research and / or drafting

• Research prospects for or defense of new or threatened litigation, including both factual and legal claims

• Other legal- or ethics & compliance-related projects as assigned

About you: 

• Must be enrolled as a FT, third year law student at an ABA accredited US-based law school during Fall 2026 semester

• If seeking course credit, must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school internship/externship or clinical program during Fall 2026 semester and 

• available to work September through November 2026

• Must be willing to work part-time during the school semester

• Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research  

• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong attention to detail, grammar, and tone

• Ability and initiative to see projects through to completion

• Excellent project management, time-management, and organizational skills 

• Strong collaboration and communication abilities and problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills 

• Ability to work independently, be proactive and to be self-sufficient

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, flexible work environment

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

• Team player with a can-do attitude toward finding business-oriented solutions that balance compliance requirements

Company Overview

McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.
Company Benefits and Perks

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.:

• Bonus Program
• 401k Retirement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support and Community Involvement
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• Unlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees
• 96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each Year

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
Pay Range

The anticipated compensation for this position is USD $1.00/Yr. - USD $749,999,999.50/Yr. depending on experience and qualifications.
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