**Who this is for** This Legal Intern position is for a 1L or 2L law student with a strong interest in technology law, public policy, cybersecurity, and artific
Work type: onsite
Location: In-Office
Salary: $40/hr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This Legal Intern position is for a 1L or 2L law student with a strong interest in technology law, public policy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, who wants to work at the intersection of law and cutting-edge tech. **Key highlights** You will research emerging AI and cybersecurity legislation in North America, track cybersecurity mandates, assist with public sector compliance materials for government entities, and draft legal memos and policy briefs impacting Cloudflare's product roadmap. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Are currently enrolled as a 1L or 2L in an ABA-accredited law school. - Have a demonstrated interest in technology law, public policy, cybersecurity, and AI. - Possess excellent legal research and writing skills. - Are a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments. - Can contribute to policy analysis and drafting related to tech regulations.
About Us
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.
Available Locations: Washington D.C.About Cloudflare's Legal Team
The Cloudflare Legal team is at the forefront of some of the most complex and novel legal issues in technology today. You will be directly supporting our Policy and Public Sector Legal teams. These teams work collaboratively to navigate the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, ensure Cloudflare’s compliance with stringent government standards (like FedRAMP and StateRAMP), and advocate for policies that promote a secure, privacy-respecting, and innovative Internet.
What you’ll do
As a Summer Legal Intern, you will dive headfirst into the intersection of law, policy, and cutting-edge technology. With a specific emphasis on the rapidly shifting AI and cybersecurity environments in North America, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
[Project Galileo](https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/): Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.
Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
[1.1.1.1](https://1.1.1.1/): We released[ 1.1.1.1](https://1.1.1.1/) to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our[ privacy commitment](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver) and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.
Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.