Intern, Legal

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Department: Legal

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements — an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history: a vehicle dating back to 1960 that forged the path for generations of rugged SUVs and trucks. But Scout is more than a brand; it's a legacy rooted in exploration, caretaking, respect, and hard work.

Scout Motors 2027 Internship Program

As an intern, you'll join a team honoring the Scout legacy by reimagining an iconic American brand with modern innovation, respect for people and communities, and vehicles designed to work just as well on the job, at the campsite, or in everyday life. Our program gives current undergraduate and graduate students who live in our local market hands-on experience with talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams. You'll take on meaningful projects aligned with Scout's goals, applying your academic knowledge to real-world challenges under the mentorship of our leaders.

Schedule: The 10-week program is anticipated to run Monday, June 7, 2027 to Friday, August 13, 2027

This role is fully on-site, 5 days per week, at our Scout Motors location in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The responsibilities of this role require regular attendance at in-person meetings and events.

Housing, Relocation & Sponsorship: Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation. Scout Motors does not provide housing assistance, relocation, or visa sponsorship for internship positions.

About the Team

The Legal team provides legal and regulatory support across Scout Motors, covering commercial contracts and corporate governance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, and legal operations. We offer one role through the Legal team's Government, Regulatory & Community Affairs team which manages Scout Motor's federal and state advocacy, vehicle safety and emissions compliance, and engagement with the communities where Scout Motors operates. We are also offering one role through the Legal Team’s Intellectual Property and Technology team, which manages Scout Motors’ intellectual property portfolio, works to protect the company’s brand and technological innovations and advises the company on matters of privacy, AI and cybersecurity.

This is an ideal opportunity for students interested in law, public policy, government affairs, regulatory compliance, technology or intellectual property.

Team placement and project scope are discussed during the interview process.

Daily Responsibilities of the Internship Program include

Responsibilities vary by team. Depending on placement, you may:

Track state legislation and regulatory activity impacting direct-to-consumer vehicle sales, automotive regulations, and automotive policy, infrastructure, and consumer protection

Prepare concise policy summaries, bill analyses, and comparison tables for internal stakeholders

Monitor state legislative sessions and regulatory dockets across priority Scout markets

Assist with legal research on state statutes, administrative rules, and constitutional issues related to automotive sales and commerce

Draft background memos, talking points, and legislator leave-behind materials

Support special projects tied to state expansion, market entry, or policy risk mitigation

Attend cross-functional meetings with teams within Scout Motors

Practice synthesizing status updates via verbal meetings or present status updates to the team biweekly

Participate in regulation searches when answering regulatory interpretation requests from engineering teams, including competitive analysis

Contribute to a project such as an NCAP and IIHS consumer-ratings forecast, a trend analysis of U.S. vehicle safety regulation, or a U.S.–Canada (FMVSS vs. CMVSS) regulatory comparison

Participate in intellectual property generation sessions with engineers, designers, production team members, commercial operations professionals and other subject matter experts

Research the latest automotive, artificial intelligence, privacy and cybersecurity matters

Draft policies, procedures, guidelines and training on IP, AI, privacy and cybersecurity

Advise members of the Legal Team and other team members on relevant issues relating to IP, AI, privacy and cybersecurity

Create useful reference materials to be shared within Scout including AI workflows

Attend events on behalf of Scout Motors and provide summaries to the team

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