Legal & Compliance Intern

Responsibilities

• You’ll be paired with Legal & Compliance team members and work alongside Product, Risk, Privacy, Marketing, and Business partners, sitting in on contract reviews, compliance meetings, privacy reviews, and policy discussions.
• You’ll support contract drafting and review, conduct regulatory research, help develop and update policies (including privacy notices and AI governance frameworks), and assist with compliance reviews and cross-functional projects, including data privacy assessments (e.g., CCPA/CPRA,, AI and machine-learning governance reviews, and marketing and advertising compliance reviews (e.g., TCPA, CAN-SPAM, UDAAP, claims substantiation).

Requirements

• You’ve completed at least one previous internship or clerkship, or have built substantial personal or academic projects you’re excited to talk through.
• You enjoy tackling complex challenges, analyzing problems, and developing solutions. Clear communication of ideas is one of your strengths.

Preferred

• You have coursework, clinic, or project experience touching financial services regulation, data privacy law, AI or emerging-technology regulation, or advertising and marketing law, and enjoy translating fast-moving legal and regulatory developments into practical guidance.

The Role

As a Legal & Compliance Intern at OnePay, you’ll work alongside the Legal & Compliance team to support contracts, regulatory research, policy development, and compliance reviews across active initiatives, with a particular focus on the cross-section between financial services regulation, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and marketing compliance. You’ll gain hands-on exposure to how a fast-moving fintech manages legal risk and compliance obligations.

Skill Building & Career Growth

Throughout the internship, you’ll attend workshops focused on technical skills, resume building, interview prep, and professional development. You’ll also have the chance to engage with company leadership during networking events.

Mentorship

Receive guidance and feedback from your manager, as well as a dedicated mentor who will help you navigate your internship experience, ensuring continuous learning and growth.

You are currently in Law School

You’re a current law student, with an interest in financial services, regulatory, data privacy, artificial intelligence, or marketing and advertising law.

Availability

This is a full-time, 8-week program running June 21 - August 13, 2027. You are available to work in our New York City office at least 3-4 days a week throughout the entire program.

Proactive & Collaborative Attitude

You have an act-like-an-owner mentality, thrive in a fast-moving environment, and enjoy working with others to achieve collective goals.

Organized & Detail-Oriented

You’re a keen listener with strong organizational skills, capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently.

Excited to Learn & Grow

You are passionate about being part of a rapidly growing organization and look forward to expanding your skills in a real-world setting.

What We Offer

• Early access to a high potential, high growth fintech
• Hands on experience
• Beautiful NYC SoHo Office
• Professional development and team social outings

Program & Application Timeline

• Program runs June 21 - August 13, 2027 (8 weeks, full-time, in our NYC office)
• We review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis as they come in
• No offer decisions will be made until the application window closes – all candidates are evaluated together before final decisions go out
• We are targeting a finalized cohort by December 1, 2026
• If there are intern spots still available, we may reopen applications in Spring 2027

Work Authorization

OnePay will not sponsor applicants who need employment sponsored visas for this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

Standard Interview Process

• Our process varies by role. Most candidates go through:
• AI-assisted initial screen
• Interview with Talent Partner
• Technical or Hiring Manager Interview

Team Interview

Executive Interview

Offer!

Equal Employment Opportunity

To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us at [email protected].