Legal Summer Intern

Meet the Team

We are a team of 550+ Legal and Compliance professionals in 25+ countries committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment as we work together to drive Cisco's success. We serve as trusted advisors to the business, problem solving, navigating complexities, and enabling transformation along the way. We use technology to make life easier, demonstrating Cisco's innovative networking and collaboration tools to enable flexible, hybrid work. And we adopt the responsibility to be a force for good, donating our time and expertise through pro bono and community impact initiatives.

Cisco Legal is a global, multidisciplinary team of attorneys and legal professionals. The legal group works closely across all aspects of Cisco to provide well-documented legal solutions, helping the company build creative, innovative technologies for customers worldwide. You will have an opportunity to gain a vast deal of exposure and experience in the legal field, while using new technologies.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Your Impact

Cisco's Legal Experience Acceleration Program (LEAP) recruits 1L law students for an 11-week in-house summer internship. Interns will have the chance to work across various legal practice groups, helping to enable Cisco's mission of building innovative technologies for customers worldwide. We provide a wide range of learning opportunities and experiences to help provide a rewarding experience, including flexible opportunities to engage with Cisco team members, one-on-one executive mentorship, ample networking opportunities, and access to skills training and career development resources. Successful completion of the Rising 2L summer internship provides a direct pathway to a Rising 3L summer internship, followed by a 2-year rotation program after law school graduation, and ultimately placement in a legal function to begin your in-house legal career.

During the internship, LEAP participants will:

• Work on an array of groundbreaking legal issues for the company that is powering an inclusive future for all
• Gain experience and exposure to a wide variety of practice areas while supporting our internal client base
• Drive projects designed to enable the business to develop and sell leading networking, security and collaboration products and services
• Obtain practical in-house experience that will leave you better equipped to contend in today's complex legal environment
• Benefit from exposure to a department widely viewed as a leader in the evolution of legal practice
• Gain a better understanding of the client perspective through hands-on mentoring and coaching
• Research and deliver an end-of-summer project to Cisco Legal's Senior Leadership Team

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Juris Doctor degree program at an ABA-accredited law school as a 1L law student for academic year 2026/2027
• Available to start in our internship program as part of a cohort on May 17, 2027

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicants must have the right to work in the country where the role is based.
• Focused attention to detail and ability to work both independently and cohesively with a team.
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.
• Strong interest in starting a legal career as an in-house attorney.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.