Legal Intern - Employment

Job Summary

Patterson Companies has an exciting opportunity toparticipatein our summer Internship Program! This internship runs fromlate MaythroughAugustof2026. Thelegalintern will participate in meaningful work, along with making contributions to team efforts in our fast-pacedcorporate environment.This internship will be a hybrid position working both remotely and on-site at our corporate officelocatedinMendota Heights, MN.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Torequestreasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.  

This role offers hands-on experience with a range of employmentlaw topics including legal research,policy development,complianceand litigation support. The intern will work closely with attorneys and paralegals to help ensure the organization’s employmentpractices remain compliant with federal,stateand local regulations across multiplejurisdictions. 

Tasks might include the following, depending on need: 

• Perform legal researchand help create andmaintainmultistate compliance trackers and regulatory updates. Look for patterns andevaluateapplication to organization practicesand policies.

• Summarize documents and prepare chronologies, workflows,reportsand similar documents 

• Prepare updates for HR team members related to legislative changes and trends. 

• Gather and organize information and documents. Summarize documents and prepare chronologies,workflows,reportsand similar documents.

• Reviewfiles prepared by HR in response to employee personnel file requestsin order tocomply withjurisdictionrequirements.

• Schedule and attend meetings, take notesand coordinate follow-up actions as needed.

Job Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

• 2L or 3Lstudent at an accredited law school

• 1Ls with professional work experiencein the area ofemployment law (such as paralegal)or HR/employee relations experience will be considered 

• Proficiencywith Office productsto includeMSOutlook, Teams,Word, PowerPoint and Excel.  

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience withMSVisio, MSForms 

• Completed coursework in employment law, benefitslawor related areas.

• Knowledge of or experience with multi-state laws or HR compliance

Working Conditions

• Physical Demands

• Operating a computer or other office devices for the majority of the workday 

• Abilityto communicate with others in person, over the phone,on video calls,and in writing.   

• Abilityunderstandand effectively exchangeaccurateinformation with others such as coworkers,customersand vendors  

• Abilityableto read, understand,and interpret various electronic and written documents. 

Environmental Factors

Our corporate office is in an environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building’s primary work areas consist of desks, chairs,computersand other office equipment and devices for professional services.