Associate Attorney Intern - Legal & Advice

Location: San Antonio Home Office I

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

The Opportunity

The Legal & Advisory Services (L&A) Internship is an immersive, skills-based program within the financial services industry designed to provide law students with meaningful legal experience working alongside experienced in-house corporate counsel.

L&A advises USAA’s lines of business and leadership across banking, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, privacy, cyber, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and government relations. The internship offers structured learning through work assignments, coaching, and exposure to various practice areas, focusing on developing competencies in legal research, corporate legal writing, communication, professionalism, and applying legal knowledge to insurance and banking matters.

The opportunity may lead to selection into the L&A Legal Fellowship Program — a two‑year, full‑time development opportunity following successful completion and performance in the internship, graduation, and passing the bar exam. Fellows will be eligible to apply for open full‑time roles after 18 months in the program; if a fellow has not secured a role by the 24‑month mark, they will be placed into an available full‑time role based on business needs and availability.

Our internship program lets you showcase your skills, while gaining real-life experience that’ll help you jump-start your career. Our interns deliver innovative solutions to real business challenges, while building enduring relationships in a collaborative culture with their manager and an assigned mentor.

The internship is based at USAA Corporate Headquarters in San Antonio, TX.

What you'll do:

Responsible for providing legal counsel to assigned clients within USAA. Analyzes legal issues of a routine and moderately complex nature and communicating legal advice. Engages with business clients to better understand USAA’s strategic and operational objectives. Collaborates with internal partners within business units and the Chief Legal Office. Acquires general knowledge regarding relevant business, industry, and area of legal specialty.

Provides legal counsel to support business objectives and mitigate regulatory, compliance and litigation risk to USAA.

Leads routine to moderately sophisticated legal assignments and delivers appropriate solutions.

Effectively communicates with internal partners in both verbal and written forms.

Monitors and analyzes changes in laws, regulations and industry and advises organizational leadership of such changes as appropriate.

Supports senior attorneys with legal questions or issues by using general knowledge and conducting research.

Ensures critical issue of matters communicating more significant risk to more senior attorneys.

If awaiting bar licensure, all legal advice and assignments will be provided by and completed under the supervision of a licensed attorney.

Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you need to have:

To qualify, you must be pursuing a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, and plan to graduate after the final day of the internship. Most of our interns participate in the summer between their junior and senior years. Our 2027 internship will start on June 2, 2027, and last through August 13, 2027.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.

Currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

Graduation date cannot be prior to August 13, 2027

Validated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

What sets you apart:

Complete second year of law school by June 2, 2027

Interested in pursuing a legal career as in-house counsel.

Texas-based law schools

Confirmed leadership experience in a work, school, or personal setting

Detail oriented with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Compensation: The salary for this position is: $40 per hour. Interns will receive an intern stipend to assist with expenses.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path