Job Description

Introduction:

Rolls-Royce Corporation is looking for an intern for the summer of 2024 to work within the Defense Commercial team. This internship is an excellent opportunity for students that are interested in corporate and/or commercial law and looking for non-traditional legal experience.

This is a hybrid work opportunity, with a majority of work to occur remotely, with some in-person requirements (Indianapolis).

Who we are:

Whether we’re building the world’s most efficient large aero-engine or supporting NASA missions on the edge of space, Rolls-Royce is all about innovation. We invest over $1 billion every year into research and development and pioneer cutting edge technology. Working at Rolls-Royce means being part of a global team of around 50,000 bold, curious people, creating cleaner, faster, more competitive power. It means looking to the future, and shaping the world we live in.

Business and Internship Overview:

Rolls-Royce Corporation is an engineering firm that is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and is a subsidiary of its multinational parent company Rolls-Royce plc. Rolls-Royce has three core business units, Civil Aerospace, Defense, and Power Systems. The Defense unit consists of Aerospace, Naval Marine, and Nuclear Submarines, but this individual will primarily support Aerospace.

Rolls-Royce is a market leader in Defense Aerospace that provides engines for transport, patrol, combat, and training aircraft for militaries, as well as helicopters for both military and commercial customers. Rolls-Royce provides world-class products and services to help its foreign and domestic military customers safely power their missions, including the U.S. Department of Defense, which is Rolls-Royce’s largest Defense customer in the world. Many of Rolls-Royce’s Defense Aerospace products are designed, engineered, manufactured, and assembled in Indianapolis, Indiana, the home of Rolls-Royce’s largest facility in the U.S. with over 4,000 employees. The Indianapolis engineered power systems and equipment support a number of platforms, including the C-130J military transport aircraft; the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft; and the STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) variant of the F-35 Lightning II.

The Commercial team, as part of our General Counsel function, exists to ensure that Rolls-Royce gets a fair return on sales through the formation, negotiation, and creation of sound commercial agreements. The commercial function is integral to:

• The creation and delivery of business solutions.
• Enhancing business value at appropriate levels of risk; and
• Ensuring delivery of the expected business returns.

The Commercial team also ensures compliance with policies, procedures, guidelines, and contracting infrastructures that meet corporate governance and Commercial functional requirements. The Commercial function is integrated with the business, supporting customers, suppliers, and business partners, both up and down the supply chain.

This is a non-traditional legal internship that couples a business and legal skill set and provides exposure to international transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

As an intern within the Defense Commercial team, this individual will gain experience supporting Customer Business, Sales, Services, and Engine Program teams to ensure that business agreements are evaluated, executed, and implemented in line with business requirements and financial returns. The selected candidate will also learn to mitigate risk appropriately at each stage of transactions to ensure compliance with Rolls-Royce’s policies, processes, and legal requirements. This individual will play a key role in managing the commercial relationship across a number of engine programs.

Key Criteria:

• Contract drafting
• Negotiating
• Sound judgment
• Creative / innovative
• An eye for detail
• Influencing skills
• Strong writing, verbal, and research skills

Education:

Currently enrolled at an accredited law school.

Preferred (not required):

Bachelor’s degree in: Business, Management, Law, Finance, Economics, English, Engineering

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Work Authorization Eligibility:

Must be a U.S. Citizen due to Export Control Restrictions

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Diversity and Inclusion strategy here .

At Rolls-Royce we also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Relocation assistance provided when applicable.

Closing date: 20th September 2023

Rolls-Royce is one of the world’s leading industrial technology companies. They create power to connect, power and protect society. Focussed on three core areas in Civil Aerospace, Defence and Power Systems, Rolls-Royce are determined to use their position as a global power group to play a role in creating a net zero carbon future for us all.