Summer Intern - Legal/Administrative Job at Sourcebooks, Naperville, IL

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  • Sourcebooks
  • Naperville, IL

Job Description

Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in  dynamic, data-driven ways. We create books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we have been honored with hundreds of national best sellers and awards. We are a company of enthusiastic book lovers passionate about connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways. 

The Legal Internship will work with our Corporate Attoney and assist with fielding legal questions from departments within the company, draft and review legal documents and contracts, read manuscripts to identify potential legal issues.

Summer Legal Department Internship Responsibilities:  
  • Familiarize themselves with contracts to help review subrights contracts    
  • Review manuscripts with their manager to identify legal issues
  • Attend bi-weekly meeting with attorneys from Penguin Random House to discuss industry issues
Requirements & Eligibility: 
•    Current college junior, senior or recent graduate
•    Able to work 24 hours/week throughout the program in person 3 days/week in Naperville, IL
•    Available and commit to the program working June 10, 2025, to August 14, 2025
•    Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program
•    Must be over the age of 18

TO APPLY:
You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship program. 

Application Deadline:         February 28, 2025
Program Dates                   June 10, 2025 – August 14, 2025
Pay Rate:                            Interns are paid $15/hour

Sourcebooks values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. 

As Newsweek’s #2 Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and a recognized leader in innovation by Fast Company (2024 Most Innovative Companies, 2023 Best Workplaces for Innovators), we use a mission-driven, data-centered approach to drive success for our authors and their books. We’re a thriving entrepreneurial company that creates books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we’ve been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are passionate book lovers dedicated to connecting books to readers in innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives.  Join us as we change 300 million more!

Job Tags

Internship, 3 days per week,

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