2022 Summer Legal Intern

Job Description

As a science-based healthcare company with a longstanding commitment to inventing and providing important medicines and vaccines, subject to applicable law, we require all U.S. and Puerto Rico based employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless they have an approved medical or religious exemption or accommodation. We are committed to supporting our employees during this process as we work to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our Company has codified its legacy for over a century. Our Companies success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

The Corporate Transactions Legal Team is seeking an intern who is a current 1L law student who will have completed one year (1L) of law school by Summer of 2022 and will be returning to law school in the Fall of 2022 for their second (2L) year.

The Corporate Transactions Legal Team is within the Office of General Counsel organization. The Office of General Counsel is responsible for helping our Company succeed in a manner that is responsible and consistent with the company’s values and high ethical standards, complies with the law, and protects and enhances our reputation and other assets. The Corporate Transactions Legal Team handles all of the business development, licensing, research collaboration, merger and acquisition and other similar transactions. Through its transactions, our Company is committed to finding and developing the best science to meet major unmet medical needs of patients.

One internship position with the Corporate Transactions Legal Team is available in Summer 2022. During your internship appointment you will work closely with experienced business development and transactional attorneys on projects with key tasks that may include the following:

• Working closely with attorneys on agreements supporting the development of the Company’s products and the acquisition of products and services in connection with such development activities
• Supporting projects for direct and indirect procurement functions and global real estate services
• Working closely with attorneys to support transactions led by the Company's Corporate, Research Division, Global Human Health, Manufacturing, Vaccines and Animal Health Divisions, including performing due diligence activities
• Assisting in drafting and negotiating clinical trial, investigator/consultant, research collaboration, data/material transfer, non-disclosure, procurement, license and other agreements
• Assisting with governmental filings with the competition law authorities in the U.S. and other markets
• Supporting activities to summarize/organize critical agreements and agreement provisions
• Legal research

Required Education and Experience:

• Candidate must be a law student (full-time or part-time) pursuing a J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Candidate must have an undergraduate degree
• Candidate must be available for 10-12 week internship
• Candidate must be a current 1L student returning to Law School in Fall of 2022 for 2L year

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidate should have at least a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate, masters, or Ph.D. GPA
• Candidate should have experience with or study in the scientific, business or compliance fields
• Candidate should have a strong personal character and ethics
• Candidate should have superior communication and interpersonal skills
• Candidate should have excellent academic achievement and analytical ability
• Candidate should be a team player with ability to work independently

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Requisition ID:R139310