Legal & Compliance
New York

The D. E. Shaw group seeks motivated, intellectually curious students from all academic disciplines to join the firm as Legal & Compliance (L&C) interns. Interns collaborate with members of the L&C team to explore regulatory compliance areas concerning the firm’s various trading strategies across a wide range of instruments. The role offers the chance to be part of a collegial work environment. This is a ten-week program that will take place in New York and is expected to run from June to August 2027.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Work on high-impact projects involving a variety of regulatory and compliance questions, including issues related to employee personal trading and political contributions, surveillance of electronic communications and trading activity, and the potential receipt of confidential or material nonpublic information.
Responsibilities may include exploring regulatory issues associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), reviewing outside research used by the firm’s trading desks, monitoring privacy law developments, and examining international financial regulations.

Who we’re looking for
Enrollment in a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree program in any field of study.
Demonstrated analytical thinking, keen attention to detail, and effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate well with others and solve problems creatively, with a process-oriented mindset.
Comfort working with numerical data and advanced Excel skills are a plus.
No previous finance, law, or regulatory experience is necessary; students who apply to this internship are usually approaching their final year of full-time study.
The position offers a monthly base salary of $9,000, overtime pay, a sign-on bonus of $5,000, travel coverage to and from the internship, and choice of furnished summer housing or a $10,000 housing allowance. It also includes a $3,300 stipend for self-study materials and a $4,000 stipend for personal technology equipment. If you have any questions about the compensation, please ask one of our recruiters.

The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.

The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates’ resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term “personal information” is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass “personal data,” “sensitive personal data,” and “personally identifiable information” and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.

The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)

The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.

The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates’ information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.

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