Forward Deployed Operations Intern

Summary: Fenwick & West is a leading technology law firm offering an internship opportunity in their Finance Department for a Forward Deployed Operations Intern focused on Business AI and Innovation. This role provides hands-on experience in designing, building, and deploying AI-native solutions to support business development and legal operations initiatives across the firm. Responsibilities: - Interns will design, build, and ship AI-native and agentic workflows that support business development, business intelligence, and legal operations initiatives across the firm - Responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical architecture, running experiments to measure effectiveness, and iterating based on real-time feedback from attorneys and business teams - Interns may build agents that surface prospect intelligence, identify relationship opportunities, and support targeted outreach strategies, as well as develop automated pipelines that synthesize market, competitive, and industry data into actionable insights for firm leadership - The role also includes streamlining and automating operational workflows to support matter and resource planning and drive efficiency across legal operations Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled in a college program focused on computer science, data science, industrial engineering, economics, or related technical or quantitative degree - Hands-on programming experience (Python preferred) and familiarity with APIs, large language models, and development tools such as Jupyter Notebook or VS Code - Experience translating ideas into working prototypes, running experiments, and iterating based on results - Ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions - Strong interest in current and emerging technologies - A strong inclination to build - you prioritize shipping over endless specification Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or AWS (AWS experience is transferable) preferred Required Skills: Python, APIs, Large language models, Jupyter Notebook, VS Code, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, AWS, work effectively with non-technical stakeholders Benefits: Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Wellbeing