Summer Legal Intern

Paradigm LegalParadigm Legal was built on a single thesis: crypto, AI, and complex litigation are no longer separate practices.We are a New York boutique advising token issuers, exchanges, market makers, fintech operators, NFT programs, and high-net-worth individuals on the matters most firms are still ramping up to understand. On-chain asset tracing. Novel regulatory questions across the SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and state money transmission regimes. Tokenization structures. Disputes that move fluidly between state court, federal court, and arbitration.Paradigm Global is also a builder. Active initiatives include a sovereign AI and blockchain dispute resolution institution under development with the Government of Anguilla, a tokenized M&A and phantom equity practice, and an internal AI-augmented operating layer that lets a deliberately lean team function at institutional scale.The RoleThe Summer Legal Intern works on live client matters from the first week. This is not a research-only position. You will draft, file, sit in on client and opposing counsel calls, and own deliverables that go out under our letterhead. Because we are intentionally small, your contribution is visible, immediate, and weighed.Representative work:Drafting demand letters, retainers, memoranda of law, motion components, and discovery in active state and federal litigationResearching open regulatory questions across SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, state money transmission, stablecoin, and digital asset custody frameworksSupporting on-chain asset tracing engagements, including exchange subpoena workflows, blockchain analytics, and recovery strategyContributing to NFT, token, and DAO structuring memoranda for U.S. and offshore issuersWorking on grievance, arbitration, sanctions, and Rule 11 matters where procedural precision is non-negotiableBuilding components of our internal AI-augmented case management and knowledge graph systemsWho You AreA rising 2L, 3L, or recent J.D. graduate awaiting bar admission with:Excellent legal writing and the temperament to be edited hardReal curiosity about crypto, digital assets, and emerging technology. You hold a wallet, you can explain what a token warrant is, or you can credibly get there in a weekComfort with ambiguity and a bias toward executionWorking fluency with AI tools as a force multiplier, not a shortcutDiscretion. Many of our matters are confidential, high-profile, or bothCredentials matter less than judgment, output, and trajectory. We read everything that comes in.Not a fit if you: want a structured rotation through eight practice groups, prefer to be one of seventy summers, or are looking for a credential to put on a resume rather than work to put on it.What You GetDirect mentorship from senior counsel, with structured weekly one-on-onesAuthorship credit on memoranda and filings where appropriateExposure to the operating layer of a modern boutique: intake, pricing, brand, AI infrastructure, and the business of law as it is actually runCompetitive paid weekly stipend, calibrated to top New York boutique market. Academic credit available where required.Hybrid schedule, NYC-based.How to ApplySend the following to apply@paradigm.legal with the subject line 2026 Summer Intern -- [Last Name]:ResumeLaw school transcript (unofficial is acceptable)One legal writing sample, five to ten pages, your own work and lightly editedA short note, under 250 words, on a crypto, AI, or emerging technology legal question you have been thinking about and where you believe the law currently gets it wrongWe read every application. We respond to candidates we move forward with within two weeks.If you have been waiting for a seat where "crypto attorney," "AI builder," and "litigator" describe the same job, this is it.Paradigm Legal is an equal opportunity employer.