Legal Summer Associate (Summer 2026)
About Zipline
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
About you and the Role
Zipline is searching for two proactive and curious summer associates who have the skills and willingness to support the Zipline Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Team in Summer 2026, and are excited to work on the cutting edge of law. You will join a lean team and work on substantive and impactful legal and policy projects spanning across a variety of jurisdictions (e.g., local, state, national, and international) and subject matter (e.g., corporate, commercial, land use, environmental, healthcare, data privacy, IP, employment, and international risk compliance). You will report to Zipline’s Deputy General Counsel.
What You'll Do
- Manage research projects in the corporate, aviation, international law, privacy, and healthcare landscapes, including conducting surveys and distilling findings on these laws in dozens of states and countries where Zipline anticipates operating
- Help build and maintain a “knowledge base” of key legal information, memoranda, resources, and templates that the Zipline Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Team can utilize and build on in the future
- Develop skills in corporate governance, equity administration and investor relations, including work on corporate consents, employment and policy materials
- Help draft and review vendor, supplier and other commercial contracts
- Analyze the legal and policy impacts of new legislation on our mission
- Write and proofread legal documents, memoranda, and correspondence
- Coordinate with public authorities, including public notaries and/or apostilles in connection with corporate or other filings and formalities
What You'll Bring
- You have strong legal research and writing skills and are willing to get in the weeds and dive headfirst into whatever issue or question is facing the business, regardless of familiarity
- You have the analytical rigor and attention-to-detail necessary to provide insightful feedback and comments to work product
- You are careful, systematic, and organized and are able to effectively manage deadlines and competing priorities
- You are responsive and have a positive, solution-oriented attitude, and the enthusiasm to proactively and passionately drive Zipline’s business forward by solving multiple complex problems on a daily basis
- You have the creativity and confidence to suggest new and interesting processes, approaches, or solutions to build Zipline’s legal operations
- You ask questions and know how and when to communicate what you do not know
- You are an active and skilled listener who can digest and effectively communicate large amounts of inbound information
- You believe deeply that access matters and that we can and will provide equitable access to goods for every person on the planet
What Else You Should Know
- 10 weeks duration with potential flexibility on start/end dates
- 1L or 2L student at a law school
- Two positions available
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
Our internships are full-time positions, in-person at our South San Francisco or Dallas office. We will host our Summer 2026 interns from May or June to August.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.
Candidates are limited to three (3) applications within a 30-day period.
The starting cash range for this role is $1,700 / week. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and working location. The total compensation package for each role may also include: a housing stipend; overtime pay; relocation support; paid sick time; and more.
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
Zipline is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your point of contact at Zipline know if you require any accommodations throughout your interview process.