Intern-Legal

Tohopekaliga Water Authority (“Toho”) seeks candidates for an internship with the Office of the General Counsel. This internship provides law students with hands-on experience supporting in-house counsel on a variety of legal, regulatory, and operational matters impacting a public utility organization.

1. Legal Research & Analysis: Conduct research on relevant laws, regulations, and case law and provide analysis of application to Toho policies and procedures.
2. Document Drafting: Prepare and review legal documents, including developer agreements, procurement matters, correspondence, policy memos, and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
3. Regulatory Support: Assist in monitoring legislative changes and regulatory updates affecting utilities and prepare summaries for legal or management teams.
4. Case & Inquiry Support: Answer internal inquiries, draft responses, and maintain organized legal files.
Intern-Legal Job Description Rev. 05/08/2026. 2 | P a g e
5. Administrative Tasks: Maintain up-to-date legal resources, manage case files, and assist with scheduling and meeting preparation.

Any combination of education and experience demonstrating the candidates ability to perform successfully in this position will be considered.
1. Qualified candidates must be currently enrolled in an accredited law school
2. Have strong research, writing, and organizational skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk to a significant degree; use hands to operate tools or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to pull, push, kneel, bend, squat, crawl, and twist. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Environmental factors include outdoor conditions; rugged terrain, slippery surfaces, varying weather, including, heat, cold, dry, wet weather. In addition, noise, darkness, brightness, vibrations, traffic, biological agents, chemicals, gas/ fumes, magnetic fields, or congested area. Environmental factors include indoor, flat surface, noise, sitting with occasionally walking and standing.

This position is not eligible for benefits.