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2026 Summer Remote Internship: Legal

Learn about the world of publishing! Discover career opportunities with our LEGAL department as a LEGAL INTERN! Are you a future First Amendment lawyer with a passion for reading? Come discover book law!

The Penguin Random House (PRH) Legal Department is seeking a first-year law student for a Summer 2026 internship. In line with PRH's mission to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone and our company's commitment to increasing outreach to all potential candidates, applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interns will be exposed to a wide range of legal disciplines, including defamation, copyright, right of publicity, privacy, trademark, and commercial law. They will conduct legal research, review books for legal concerns, draft contracts, and assist PRH's legal team in tackling the variety of challenges associated with being the world's largest publisher of English language books.

Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children's, and corporate divisions. Interns work four days a week (Monday through Thursday). The program is run out of PRH's New York Headquarters but offers remote flexibility. Compensation is $21 per hour. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!

Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.

Application Deadline: January 13th 2026 at 11:59pm EST

Program Dates: June 8th, 2026 August 13th, 2026

Requirements & Eligibility:

Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2027 (You do not need to be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to our internship program).

Must be currently enrolled in an accredited law school and in the first year of the program (1L)

Able to work 28 hours/week throughout the program

Available and commit to the program working June 8th, 2026 August 13th, 2026

Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program

Must be over the age of 18

To Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter using our online application process. You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship program.