Blackstone’s Legal & Compliance group offers Summer Analysts the opportunity to be immersed within an in-house legal team of a leading financial services organization. This position is ideal for a candidate who is considering attending law school and/or business school and has an interest in private funds, public company, litigation and transactional law from an in-house legal perspective. The candidate will play an integral role on an in-house legal team and be trained and mentored by leading corporate attorneys with significant experience in the financial services space. Please note that this is a generalist role within Legal and candidates have the potential to be placed within any of the verticals within Blackstone’s Legal team for the summer program.
Summer Analyst Responsibilities May Include:
Blackstone’s Legal team expects Summer Analysts to be engaged in all aspects of the group’s work. This may include:
- Assisting in analyzing and supporting drafting of a variety of documents, including contracts, agreements and corporate governance documents
- Performing due diligence on prospective investments
- Assisting in responding to regulatory inbounds, including fact finding and review of filings
- Analyzing compliance with fund documents in connection with new transactions or investments
- Assisting in preparing materials responsive to existing investors’, stockholders’ and other stakeholders’ requests
- Researching and summarizing industry trends, best practices, and regulatory and case law developments, including potential impact on the industry and firm
- Identifying potential risks and holistically evaluating issues to drive innovative solutions
- Assessing current and prospective risk through industry and government-focused research
- Providing support relative to structuring, formation and offering of any new funds, products or securities
- Collaborating with external counsel and among internal stakeholders on the execution of transactions and other institutional matters
- Assisting with portfolio company oversight
- Supporting the firm’s Legal training initiatives
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are detail-oriented, process-driven, and have a genuine desire to learn and expand their skillsets in a team-based setting. Prior internship or work experience in the financial services industry or legal industry is preferred. The successful candidate should have:
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong team player with a desire to contribute to a collaborative work environment
- Exceptional drive to project-manage disparate workstreams
- Strong communication skills with a demonstrated skill to write effectively
- Strong work ethic, entrepreneurial mindset, and desire to continuously improve
- Sound professional judgment
- Substantial initiative, creativity, and drive
To be considered for the Summer Analyst Program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student
- Anticipated graduation date: December 2026 – May 2027
- Resume must include major, expected graduation month/year and GPA
- Resume must be in PDF format
