Job description
Company Description
Candidly was founded in 2016 to flip the script on what it means to plan, borrow, repay, and save for college. Today, we’re the category leader with the market’s most comprehensive AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform. We partner with hundreds of top employers, financial institutions, and retirement record keepers, positioning Candidly to serve more than 35 million Americans.
We’re already achieving incredible results — to date, we’ve helped our users get on track to eliminate more than $1.8B in student debt and pay off their loans 175,000 years quicker — and we’re seeking movers, shakers, innovators, and problem solvers to help take our mission even further.
Candidly is a high-growth, Series B startup, funded by leading investors including Altos Ventures, Aflac, Salesforce Ventures, UBS, Equal Opportunity Ventures, Impact Engine, Rethink Impact, Unum, and Cercano Management. Our fully remote, international team of 70 (and counting) includes alumni from Google, UBS, Twitter, Plaid, Prudential, LendingTree, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and more.
About the Role
We’re looking for a detail-oriented, highly organized Legal Intern to join our team for the 2025 fall semester. This internship is ideal for a current law student who is looking to gain hands-on experience in an in-house legal environment at a fast-paced fintech company. You’ll support our VP of Legal and Head of Compliance across a range of legal and compliance functions, everything from contract management to compliance research. If you’re curious, proactive, and excited to contribute to a lean team making an outsized impact, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
- Review and organize contracts and other legal documents
- Help manage and maintain our contract lifecycle management (CLM) system
- Assist with preparation and review of NDAs, vendor agreements, and other templates
- Conduct basic legal and regulatory research (e.g., privacy, employment, fintech regulations)
- Support internal compliance processes (e.g., document retention, licensing, insurance renewals)
- Draft summaries and internal memos related to legal documents or regulatory updates
- Coordinate signature processes and manage document execution workflows
- Gain practical in-house experience supporting internal clients across the legal & compliance functions
- Provide general and administrative support for legal & compliance department projects and technology implementations
- Help with cross-functional projects and special initiatives as needed
What We’re Looking For
- Current 2L or 3L at an accredited U.S. law school for the 2025⁄2026 academic year
- Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Comfortable working independently, while managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-moving environment
- A proactive and curious mindset - you’re not afraid to ask questions and take initiative
- Familiarity with basic legal terminology and document types
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and comfort learning new tools (e.g., CLM software, DocuSign)
- A team player who’s excited to grow with a mission-driven company
Nice to Have
- Experience in a startup or in-house legal department
- Familiarity with contract review or contract management systems
- Exposure to fintech, SaaS, or employment/benefits law
Background and EEOC
Candidly offers for employment are conditioned upon satisfactory completion of our employment screening process (including, but not limited to, a review of past employment and education records, background investigation, and/or credit check & fingerprints).
Candidly strives to foster an environment where every employee can succeed. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
