Job Description
Law Clerk Internship, Summer 2026
At Land O'Lakes, we are working together to provide a safe and plentiful food supply to ensure sustainable futures for our communities. As an intern, you will be tasked with helping us approach agriculture with innovation, creativity, and a problem-solver's mindset.With opportunities in crop inputs and insights, animal nutrition, dairy foods, and sustainability solutions, we are reimagining the business of food.This position provides legal assistance to the attorneys in the Law Department and includes some direct interaction with business personnel.
Location: Arden Hills, MN. Hybrid work arrangement: Tuesday - Thursday in the office throughout the duration of the summer internship.
Position Responsibilities
- Legal research and analysis of contracts, statutes, proposed legislation, related case law, and other company documents
- Drafting and revising of a variety of legal documents, including non-disclosure agreements, agriculture-related agreements, memoranda, research summaries, and other company documents
- Attendance at company events and functions, including general participation in the Law Department meetings, both generally and as invited by specific attorneys
- Collaboration with law clerk colleagues and other members of the Law Department to manage projects and deliver timely and excellent work product
Experience-Education(Required)
- Enrolled in a course of study at an accredited law school leading to a JD degree, with a target graduation date of May 2028 (i.e., you have just completed 1L year)
- Note: This position requires a commitment to work full-time during Summer 2026 (Early June through Mid-August) and part-time during the 2026-2027 (2L) and 2027-2028 (3L) school years.
Competencies-Skills (Required)
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once, communicate clearly and effectively with key stakeholders, work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment, and take ownership of and timely deliver a wide variety of projects
- Possess a keen attention to detail while also seeing the big picture
- Continuous development of intellectual curiosity and a willingness to be an adaptable self-starter
- Creative problem solver with an open mind to new solutions
Competencies-Skills (Preferred)
- Interest working in the food and agriculture industry
- Prior work experience in a corporate setting
Application Instructions
- Application Deadline: January 2, 2026 by 11:59PM Central Time
- Applications will be reviewed in January 2026. Due to the number of applicants, communication will be limited to those candidates who are advancing in the evaluation process.
The hourly rate for this internship is $25.00/hour during the summer (full-time) and $27.00/hour during the fall and spring semesters (part-time).
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
Law Clerk Internship, Summer 2026
At Land O'Lakes, we are working together to provide a safe and plentiful food supply to ensure sustainable futures for our communities. As an intern, you will be tasked with helping us approach agriculture with innovation, creativity, and a problem-solver's mindset.With opportunities in crop inputs and insights, animal nutrition, dairy foods, and sustainability solutions, we are reimagining the business of food.This position provides legal assistance to the attorneys in the Law Department and includes some direct interaction with business personnel.
Location: Arden Hills, MN. Hybrid work arrangement: Tuesday - Thursday in the office throughout the duration of the summer internship.
Position Responsibilities
- Legal research and analysis of contracts, statutes, proposed legislation, related case law, and other company documents
- Drafting and revising of a variety of legal documents, including non-disclosure agreements, agriculture-related agreements, memoranda, research summaries, and other company documents
- Attendance at company events and functions, including general participation in the Law Department meetings, both generally and as invited by specific attorneys
- Collaboration with law clerk colleagues and other members of the Law Department to manage projects and deliver timely and excellent work product
Experience-Education(Required)
- Enrolled in a course of study at an accredited law school leading to a JD degree, with a target graduation date of May 2028 (i.e., you have just completed 1L year)
- Note: This position requires a commitment to work full-time during Summer 2026 (Early June through Mid-August) and part-time during the 2026-2027 (2L) and 2027-2028 (3L) school years.
Competencies-Skills (Required)
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once, communicate clearly and effectively with key stakeholders, work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment, and take ownership of and timely deliver a wide variety of projects
- Possess a keen attention to detail while also seeing the big picture
- Continuous development of intellectual curiosity and a willingness to be an adaptable self-starter
- Creative problem solver with an open mind to new solutions
Competencies-Skills (Preferred)
- Interest working in the food and agriculture industry
- Prior work experience in a corporate setting
Application Instructions
- Application Deadline: January 2, 2026 by 11:59PM Central Time
- Applications will be reviewed in January 2026. Due to the number of applicants, communication will be limited to those candidates who are advancing in the evaluation process.
The hourly rate for this internship is $25.00/hour during the summer (full-time) and $27.00/hour during the fall and spring semesters (part-time).
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
About Land O'Lakes
A career at Land O’Lakes means working at the heart of the dynamic agriculture and food industries—and helping to solve some of the world’s greatest food challenges. If you know us as “the butter company,” you may be surprised to discover that we’re behind many trusted brands, including Purina®, WinField™ United, Kozy Shack®, Vermont Creamery®, and Philia™, among others. We’re #232 on the Fortune 500 list, with 8,000+ employees doing business in all 50 U.S. states and 50 countries around the world.
From crop inputs that grow into the grain that animals eat, to a final product on a store shelf, Land O’Lakes has a farmer-to-fork view. Pair this with our farmer ownership, and we're uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of Feeding Human Progress around the world, while always delivering on our responsibility to our owners. Just as we’ve been doing for nearly 100 years.
Explore a career with Land O’Lakes, and discover why Forbes, Indeed, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and many others have placed us on their best places to work lists.
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