Legal Internship - Summer 2025 - Maryville, TN

Job Description- Legal Internship 2025

*Please clearly indicate in your cover letter or resume if you are applying for SESSION ONE or SESSION TWO or BOTH*

Smith & Wesson is seeking a highly motivated Intern to join our Legal team for Summer 2025! The internships will introduce the selected law students to a wide variety of legal areas and issues. While certain of these areas and issues will apply specifically to the firearm industry, many others will apply more broadly. Exposure to these legal and regulatory frameworks is designed to help prepare the interns for the practice of law generally, and may serve as a basis for a future career within the firearm industry. The interns will be exposed to areas such as firearm and trade compliance, intellectual property, marketing and advertising law, contracts, employment law, and litigation, among others.

Location, Schedule, & Compensation:

• In-office/non-remote
• Maryville, TN
• 40 hours per week for six weeks. Session one: May 19, 2025 - June 27, 2025; Session two: July 7, 2025 - August 15, 2025
• Paid

Education and Qualifications:

• 1L or 2L juris doctorate candidate
• Excellent research abilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Interest in working in the firearms industry post-degree
• Interest in firearms and enthusiasm for the Second Amendment

Physical Demands:

• Works in an office environment.
• Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.

NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:

Within the Smith & Wesson manufacturing facility, employees may be exposed to manufacturing noise, airborne liquid chemicals, fine particulate dust, ambient temperatures, and industrial lighting. Work environment is similar to most manufacturing operations. May be exposed to excessive noise, temperatures, hazards associated with working around moving machinery, work in confined quarters, exposure to vibrations and shop lighting, continuous exposure to hot temperatures, may be humid, odors, dust, continuous exposure to mechanical hazards, and occasional exposure to chemical hazards.

The following Personal Protective Equipment is required: Safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection are required when on the manufacturing floor. The use of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required when a job task(s) is being completed in or around your assigned department or in another department, this includes safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety footwear.

Updated 1/24/2025