Summer Student - Legal at Voya Financial in Scottsdale, AZ

Summer Student - Legal

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Get to Know the Opportunity:

This position is part of Voya Investment Management (Voya IM) and our Summer Student Program, offering students the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the investment management industry while working alongside professionals across the Voya IM organization.

The intern will support attorneys in the legal administration of the company’s mutual fund platform complex, gaining practical exposure to securities law, regulatory filings, fund governance, and legal operations.

This role is based in our Scottsdale office, with expected onsite presence on average up to 2 days per week to support team and business priorities.

The Contributions You’ll Make:

• Assist with the review and drafting of regulatory filings, including registration statements.
• Review and draft disclosures for shareholder reports and assist with related document reviews.
• Research securities law issues, including SEC guidance and matters arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and draft legal memoranda.
• Draft and review materials related to Board meetings, including memoranda, resolutions, minutes, and other meeting materials.
• Review and draft contracts related to mutual fund operations, including management and sub-advisory agreements, expense limitation agreements, and multiple class plans.
• Support legal operations and process-improvement projects, including document review, consistency checks, workflow improvements, and knowledge-management initiatives.
• Use technology, including AI-assisted legal research and document-review tools, to support legal research, analysis, and process improvement, with appropriate attorney oversight.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Currently enrolled in law school and pursuing a JD.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively as a team member.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and technology skills.

Preferred Knowledge & Experience:

• Interest in securities law or the financial securities services industry.

How This Role Aligns to Our Core Four:

Our Core Four reflect how we work together at Voya, and this role supports them through thoughtful legal work, collaboration, technology, and attention to regulatory and operational details.

• Instill Customer Obsession: Support accurate and thoughtful legal and regulatory work that helps strengthen the mutual fund platform and the experience of the investors it serves.
• Transform with Automation/AI: Use AI-assisted legal research and document-review tools responsibly to improve research, analysis, consistency, and legal processes.
• Drive Higher Performance Through Our People: Collaborate with attorneys and colleagues across Voya IM while building practical legal knowledge and contributing as an engaged member of the team.
• Execute on the Fundamentals: Bring attention to detail, sound legal research, consistency, and regulatory awareness to filings, disclosures, Board materials, contracts, and other legal work.

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Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$27.00/hr. USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn more about Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.