Legal Intern, Contracts (Part Time)

The role

A law student will build and run the contracting process. This includes owning the NDA workflow and supporting the negotiation of commercial and government agreements.

What you will do

• Own the NDA process end to end including drafting, reviewing, redlining, and maintaining records
• Review and support negotiation of consultant, vendor, supplier, teaming, and government agreements and SOWs
• Flag and explain key issues such as IP, data rights, confidentiality, liability, indemnification, payment terms, export controls, and flow-downs
• Work with engineering, finance, security, and operations to understand agreement purpose and risk
• Build and maintain templates, clause libraries, checklists, approval workflows, and a contract tracker
• Conduct targeted legal research and summarize findings
• Document recurring issues and recommend process improvements

Required qualifications

• Currently enrolled in law school
• Based in the Fayetteville area
• Interest in contracts, IP, government contracts, technology transactions, or national security law
• Clear writing and the ability to explain legal issues to engineers and business leaders
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound judgment with confidential information
• Follow-through on deadlines across multiple agreements
• Comfort proposing redlines and explaining the reasoning behind them

Nice to have

• Enrolled at the University of Arkansas School of Law
• Coursework or experience in contracts, IP, government contracts, or national security law
• Experience with NDAs, consulting or vendor agreements, or SOWs
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, ITAR, CUI, or data rights
• Experience building trackers, intake forms, or workflows, or using CLM tools
• Prior work in a law firm, legal department, startup, or government agency

Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• PTO and paid sick leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtai

About the company

Swarm Aero is building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The team has created and exited multiple startups and has aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.