2026 Summer Legal and Compliance Intern

New York

 

Founded in 1997, Marshall Wace is a leading global alternative investment manager with over $80bn in assets under management and over 700 professionals based in offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. We manage quantitative, systematic, and fundamental strategies, specializing predominantly in long/short equity. Our strategies are implemented globally, leveraging proprietary systems and processes. Technology and data have been at the core of our business for more than two decades. In 2002, we launched MW TOPS, the world’s first ‘Alpha Capture’ application. Today, we continue to foster an environment focused on innovation and the pursuit of excellence.

MW has a distinctive culture that is meritocratic, challenging, and collaborative. Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity and professional excellence. Consequently, the atmosphere at MW is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, offering considerable potential for rapid individual advancement.

 

Our Intern Program

 

Our Intern Program takes place over 10 weeks beginning Monday, June 1^st, 2026, and ending on Friday, August 7^th, 2026. The Summer Intern Program includes the following:

• Business critical projects with the opportunity to produce high-impact work
• Weekly lunch seminars with senior managers across all teams
• Finance teaching days hosted by other financial institutions
• Opportunities to participate in charitable and company-wide social events

 

Legal/Compliance Internship

 

Our Compliance and Legal teams are at the forefront of innovation and risk mitigation in a constantly evolving regulatory environment. Both teams must develop a thorough understanding of all aspects of MW’s activities, including trading, investment decision-making, and marketing, in order to render balanced advice to a variety of business units. The intern will work closely with a team led by the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of Marshall Wace North America who is also part of the larger global Legal team and can expect exposure to both the Compliance and Legal teams.

 

The Compliance team performs routine monitoring, facilitates regulatory filings and strives to fulfill MW’s regulatory obligations in a variety of jurisdictions. Emphasis is placed not only on developing policies and procedures that guide MW but designing and leveraging cutting-edge technology to operate efficiently and effectively. The Legal team is responsible for all legal documentation within MW, including fund prospectuses, trading agreements and technology contracts. The team also analyzes MW’s regulatory obligations globally and provides advice on adherence.    

 

This intern will support the day-to-day operations of the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of Marshall Wace North America and her team, and responsibilities may include:

• Analyzing applicable regulatory developments through gap assessment and implementation;
• Assessing certain processes firm-wide and recommending controls and actions to optimize compliance monitoring and reporting;
• Reviewing legal documents, under the supervision of members of the legal team, for adherence to MW templates and current market standards;
• Collaborating with other teams to address potential organizational risks and opportunities for improvements;
• Participating in calls and meetings with both internal and external parties related to specific legal or compliance projects;
• Identifying topics for firm-wide education and creating materials; and,
• Developing strategies for streamlining complex processes and distilling complicated regulations for firm-wide implementation.

 

Qualifications

 

Students attending their first or second year of law school, or their first year of business school, are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants share some common traits:

• Excellent academic credentials in a challenging course of study
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in, and knowledge or exposure to, rules-based subject matter
• Ability to quickly learn new, complex subject matter and intelligently apply it to solving problems
• Driven, organized, and detail oriented with a commitment to efficiency and process innovation
• Hunger to join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment that encourages intellectual curiosity
• Prior experience with financial products and markets (e.g., academic courses, prior internship at a financial company)
• Collaborative, team-oriented, “no task is too small” mentality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work from the New York office for duration of 10-week program.

 

How to Apply

 

Applications must be submitted to our application portal via Greenhouse: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mwnaintern/jobs/8244194002

 

Applications must contain a resume and a detailed cover letter that indicates the role for which you are applying. We encourage you to apply early as assessments will be made on a rolling basis.

 

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to participate in a telephone interview before proceeding further in our process, which includes role-specific assessments.