Forward Deployed Operations Intern

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Fenwick & West

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

San Francisco, California

Hybrid

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Design and deploy AI-native and agentic workflows to support business development, intelligence, and legal operations. Translate business requirements into technical architecture and build automated pipelines for market and competitive data synthesis.

Qualifications

You have hands-on programming experience, preferably with Python, and familiarity with APIs, large language models, and development tools. You are able to translate business requirements into technical solutions and are currently pursuing a degree in a quantitative field.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Python

APIs

Large language models

Jupyter Notebook

VS Code

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

AWS

Job Description

Job Description Summary:

Fenwick is excited to offer an internship opportunity within our Finance Department for Forward Deployed Operations Intern – Business AI and Innovation. This role provides hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI native solutions that support how a leading technology law firm operates and grows.

Job Description:

Interns will design, build, and ship AI-native and agentic workflows that support business development, business intelligence, and legal operations initiatives across the firm. Responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical architecture, running experiments to measure effectiveness, and iterating based on real-time feedback from attorneys and business teams.

Interns may build agents that surface prospect intelligence, identify relationship opportunities, and support targeted outreach strategies, as well as develop automated pipelines that synthesize market, competitive, and industry data into actionable insights for firm leadership. The role also includes streamlining and automating operational workflows to support matter and resource planning and drive efficiency across legal operations.

This position can be based in our San Francisco, CA or Silicon Valley, CA offices. The role is primarily onsite, with some hybrid flexibility depending on business needs. This is a full-time non-exempt role expected to run through summer 2026.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a college program focused on computer science, data science, industrial engineering, economics, or related technical or quantitative degree
  • Hands-on programming experience (Python preferred) and familiarity with APIs, large language models, and development tools such as Jupyter Notebook or VS Code
  • Experience translating ideas into working prototypes, running experiments, and iterating based on results
  • Ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or AWS (AWS experience is transferable) preferred
  • Strong interest in current and emerging technologies
  • A strong inclination to build - you prioritize shipping over endless specification

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Benefits and Compensation Details:

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The anticipated range for this position is:

$1 - $1,500,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.  Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

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Fenwick & West

Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly traded global enterprises. As one of Silicon Valley’s original legal practices, today we have over 600 lawyers, patent agents, engineers, and scientists serving clients all over the world. Named 2024 Practice Group of the Year for both Life Sciences and Technology by Law360, we are consistently ranked a Chambers first-tier firm for delivering the deep experience and technical skill that help innovators at the forefront of their industries shatter boundaries and redefine what’s possible. Visit www.fenwick.com to learn more. Content on this page may include attorney advertising.
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