Tax Legal Intern - Summer 2026 jobs in United States
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Koch · 12 hours ago

Tax Legal Intern - Summer 2026

Koch is a global company that creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services. They are seeking a legal intern for their Tax Department’s Corporate Transaction Capability for Summer 2026, where the intern will assist with legal aspects of corporate governance, transactions, and tax law under the supervision of an attorney.

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Responsibilities

Assist the supervising attorney with executing legal aspects of internal restructuring transactions, including drafting, review and execution of documents
Legal research and writing memos – delving into a particular legal issue or topic (e.g., applicability of a law or regulation to a particular business, review of local requirements to form new companies, and other emerging issues)
Assist with formation and liquidation of legal entities
Review various types of contracts and agreements from a legal perspective, assist with updates to template library
Engage with external US and international counsel at the direction of internal counsel
Provide support with corporate governance compliance. Examples include understanding annual filing requirements, assisting with foreign qualifications and analyzing local disclosure requirements
Meet with tax planners, accounting and treasury to plan and implement corporate restructuring transactions
Attend business meetings. Assist with meeting preparation and collaborate with supervising attorney on ideas, concepts and issues
Attend optional tax-intern training as deemed beneficial, for example Excel, financial statement and compliance process
The opportunity to learn and become involved in Koch’s pro-bono initiatives

Qualification

Legal researchCorporate governanceTax lawContract reviewCommunication skillsProfessional demeanorInquisitive natureEconomic thinkingPrior corporate experienceTeam collaboration

Required

Applicants must be current 1L year students; rising 2L by Summer 2026
This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

Preferred

Professional demeanor, humility, and a high level of maturity
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; competent research and memo writing skills
Inquisitive & self-assured
Ability to apply economic thinking to legal concepts and analysis
Prior corporate or finance experience (either in a business or legal role)
Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting or business related major
3.3 GPA or above or considered top 30% of the class

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
ADD
Disability
Retirement
Paid vacation/time off
Educational assistance
Infertility assistance
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance

Company

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch is one of the largest private companies in America.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$958.57M
2025-03-03Undisclosed· $183.97M
2024-03-08Undisclosed· $76.95M
2023-03-10Private Equity· $148.32M

Leadership Team

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Charles Koch
Chairman of the Board & CEO
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James Hannan
President and Chief Operating Officer of Koch
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