Intern, Legal (4 Months)

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS-related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.

The Intern, Legal will assist the Legal Department with supporting the business units of Seaspan Shipyards. The position will be exposed to various areas of the law, with a primary focus on contracts and commercial.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

• Work in collaboration with the Legal Department and Seaspan Shipyards’ business units.
• Review and provide comments on contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and legal correspondence.
• Consider Legal Department processes and assess areas for improvement.
• Support negotiation of customer and supplier contracts.
• Draft contract terms for supply arrangements and assists Supply Chain Management to draft terms of shipyard procurement contracts.
• Prepare materials to obtain governance authorizations for contracts.
• Support the preparation of materials, presentations, and other documentation as required for meetings.
• Perform additional ad-hoc analysis and other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring

• Enrollment in a law program.
• Attention to detail, critical thinking, problem-solving.
• Analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize information.
• Ability to work effectively across a multi-disciplined team.
• Organizational, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

Why you’ll love working here

• A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
• Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $26.00/hour.

Start Date of Internship: May 5 th , 2025

End Date of Internship: August 29 th , 2025

Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.

Application Closing Date: Sunday February 9 th , 2025 at 11:59pm PST.

Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may need to close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/

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