Legal Internship

Do you want to be a part of something extraordinary? Do you love to win as a team, work hard, innovate and excel, then let's chat! Meritage Home's is a top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you. This position can be full-time and the candidate will work in the Scottsdale corporate headquarters starting in June 2025, working with the in-house Litigation Team within the Meritage Homes Legal Department. The ideal candidate will be able to work for the entire school year. Must be a current second or third-year law student.

This legal intern will be exposed to suits, claims, and disputes of all types (including tort, contract, real estate, and construction law issues), and will help in researching legal questions, reviewing contracts, investigating the factual background of disputes, crafting claim responses, responding to discovery, and otherwise assisting in-house attorneys and paralegals working through claims, disputes, and special projects. Will also have the opportunity to shadow our Vice President-Litigation Counsel during hearings, mediations, depositions, and various litigation-related meetings.

The stuff you will do:

• Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
• Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
• Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
• Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
• Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

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Need to be awesome at:

• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to "win" and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never "settle"
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college

Preferred:

• Organized, detail oriented, task oriented and able to get projects done
• Strong writing ability with proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Experience working in a team environment
• Experience dealing with ambiguity
• Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers

Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Business Law
• Real Estate Law
• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Law and Sustainability
• Paralegal
• JD Advanced Standing (JDAS)
• Master of Human Resources and Employment Law, (MHREL)
• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Master of Legal Studies (MLS)

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row, and is currently ranked on Fortune's Best Workplaces listings in the categories of Construction, Women and Parents. As a top 5 public homebuilder with over 180,000 homes delivered in its 38-year history, Meritage is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
• An organization that lives by its core values everyday
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
• State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
• A competitive pay structure
• Strong benefits
• Flexibility in work-life integration
• Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
• Maintain a competitive drive to be the best