Summer Legal Associate (1L) - Summer 2025

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

The Visa 1L Summer Associate program is designed to enhance the legal careers of first year law students who have demonstrated leadership, service, and engagement in their community. The program gives qualified candidates the opportunity to enhance their legal education, establish meaningful contacts, improve the quality of their work product through comprehensive feedback, and aspire to a rewarding career in the law.

This position, based in Visa's Bay Area offices is a summer internship for law students interested in learning more about working in an in-house legal department. Under supervision of attorneys, the Summer Associate will receive a variety of work assignments in multiple practice areas, which may include: litigation, M&A, employment, data use & privacy, marketing, trademark, IP, regulatory, product, and more. The Summer Associate will also learn first-hand about Visa business operations and interact with internal business clients. The Summer Associate will also have the potential opportunity for a two-week reverse secondment at a partnering law firm.

As a Summer Associate, you will have the chance to:

• Work closely with multiple members of the Visa legal team across a variety of practice areas
• Gain valuable insights about working in-house, which can be a rare opportunity for junior lawyers
• Deliver an end-of-summer presentation to senior members of the Legal team (potentially including the General Counsel)
• Attend fun social events with fellow interns

Essential Functions:

• Shadow members of Visa's Legal Department
• Complete projects in a variety of practice areas under supervision of Visa attorneys

Basic Qualifications:

• Good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA accredited law school.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An interest in the in-house legal environment
• Demonstrated academic excellence and leadership ability, personal and professional accomplishments, commitment to community service or engagement
• Excellent written and oral communication and legal research skills
• Strategic thinking and thought leadership
• Proven ability to translate ideas into action
• Teamwork, interpersonal & relationship-building skills
• Attention to detail
• An innovative, creative, entrepreneurial spirit that welcomes change and challenge
• Motivated, focused, driven; embraces a global mindset

Please attach as separate documents to your application:

1. A personal statement (no more than 300 words) describing your leadership, service, or community involvement, and why you are interested in working at Visa and in technology generally.
2. Your first semester law school grades, as soon as they are available.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary for a new hire into this position is $40/HR USD. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Work Authorization: Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

Work Hours:Varies upon the needs of the department

This is a hybrid position: Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements:This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements:This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.