Legal Intern

Location: CT - Hartford

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Legal

Compensation Overview

The hourly salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual hourly rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range$36.00 - $37.00

Target Openings

7

What Is the Opportunity?

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. The company does not sponsor/support H-1B petitions, TN, or Forms I-983/STEM OPT, for this role.

The Legal Summer Intern will be provided meaningful learning experiences and exposure to seasoned attorneys. The Legal Summer Intern will conduct legal research, draft memoranda, and observe legal proceedings as available.  Travelers’ Legal Summer Interns become a part of an extensive network of attorneys from a variety of backgrounds and past work experiences.

Business Insurance Legal Services provides advice and counsel to Travelers’ Business Insurance division across operations, underwriting, regulatory compliance, and distribution. Our attorneys and compliance professionals advise on the legal issues of commercial insurance, including compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, product development, marketing and advertising review, agent and broker agreements, contractual risk transfer, insurance program agreements, underwriting issues, privacy, and surplus lines and excess casualty insurance. We also help the business adopt new technology, including generative AI, responsibly through sound governance and risk stewardship. Interns will gain exposure to legal and compliance workflows that will given them practical experience with tools used to support AI-augmented contract review, legal research and regulatory analysis. We aim to be strategic partners to our internal clients, giving clear, practical advice that helps them move quickly and manage risk, in service of the Travelers Promise.

Corporate Legal attorneys provide legal advice and support to the Company in a wide variety of areas, including litigation, contracts & technology, corporate transactions, intellectual property and investments.  The Corporate Litigation team within Corporate Legal manages non-claim litigation, shareholder and securities litigation, class action litigation relating to the Company’s business practices, litigation concerning the Company’s real estate and investments, representation of the Company in customer bankruptcy proceedings and agency disputes.

Claim Legal attorneys provide an array of services to their claim clients, including analysis of first and third-party coverage issues, litigation of coverage disputes and/or other claims against the Company, preparing employees and experts for examinations under oath, training, drafting and review of policy language, and assistance with regulatory and compliance matters.

Bond & Specialty Insurance Claim Litigation attorneys provide legal counsel to B&SI Claim management and claim professionals with respect to claims under B&SI products.  B&SI products include Construction and Commercial Surety Bonds as well as various lines of specialty insurance, including Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Errors and Omissions Liability, Cyber, and Crime.  The B&SI Claim Litigation unit partners with its Claim colleagues to manage major litigation, including coverage litigation and bad faith litigation, as well as provides insurance coverage and general legal advice to its Claim colleagues.

Inhouse Coverage Firm represents Travelers in state and federal court in the litigation of a wide range of Commercial and Personal lines coverage disputes. The legal intern will work as part of the Inhouse Coverage firm and will assist the firm’s attorneys in litigating coverage disputes from inception through appeal. That will include attending oral arguments and court appearances, drafting offensive and defensive pleadings, reviewing discovery, drafting motions, and participating in depositions.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

What is a Must Have?

Currently attending an accredited law school.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.