Law Clerk

Life Time Legal partners with, propels, and protects our growing Healthy Way of Life businesses. We support our business partners with subject matter expertise, a problem-solving approach, and trusted advice. Our goal is to propel growth at Life Time while calibrating and mitigating legal risk. We cover all major legal practice areas including, corporate/transactional, consumer, intellectual property, employment, property development (real estate and construction), litigation, and regulatory/licensing work. What does it mean to be a part of the Legal Team? We offer the opportunity for professional accomplishment and growth with diverse, talented, and collaborative Team Members in a dynamic work environment at a company with an indisputably important mission—to help people live healthier lives.

Position Summary

Life Time is looking for a Law Clerk that will support the consumer, privacy, cybersecurity, public accommodation, health or other regulatory law, including escalated member issues, and on non-real estate transactional, corporate and licensing legal matters, including regulatory/licensing issues, commercial contracting, securities, and public company governance matters.  The Law Clerk will work with oversight from his or her manager and/or the in-house lawyers the Law Clerk is supporting. The Law Clerk will be responsible for working approximately 20-40 hours per week during the summer.                                                                                                        

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Projects.  Supporting legal staff advising business units on operational projects, including selling goods and services to customers.  May include researching laws governing health clubs, drafting customer agreements and reviewing and revising existing customer agreements and club policies. 

• Legal Research and Writing.  Research and writing to support litigation (primarily Employment), pre-litigation disputes (customers or vendors), compliance initiatives, construction and licensing questions and privacy policies.  Responsible for creating multi-state surveys. 

• Contract review, drafting, negotiation and advising.  Including buy-side supply, service and technology contracts.  Additionally, the law clerk will advise business clients regarding existing agreements, including assessing risk, damages, obligations and termination rights.   

• Investigations and Dispute Resolution.  Investigating facts relating to legal claims (e.g. agency charges of discrimination).  Investigating and negotiating the resolution of customer and vendor disputes.

Position Requirements

• Completed two semesters of school (minimum) at an accredited law school (effective on start date)

• One or more years of school remaining until graduation (preferred)

• Completed or currently completing a legal research course

• Excellent academic credentials and communication skills, including verbal and written

• Ability to meet objectives in a fast-paced environment with varying levels of oversight

Preferred Requirements

• Business education (e.g. undergraduate business degree or joint JD/MBA)

• Work experience within the legal and/or business market

• Ability to meet the above referenced working hours at Life Time corporate in Chanhassen, MN

Pay

This is an hourly position with wages starting at $17.75 and pays up to $24.00, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

All team members receive the following benefits while working for Life Time:

• A fully subsidized membership

• Discounts on Life Time products and services

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company discretionary match (21 years of age and older)

• Training and professional development

• Paid sick leave where required by law

Full-time Team Members are eligible for additional benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage 

• Short term and long term disability insurance

• Life insurance

• Pre-tax flexible spending and dependent care plans

• Parental leave and adoption assistance

• Paid time off, including 5 to 20 vacation days per calendar year (based on tenure) and paid sick leave

• Deferred compensation plan, if the team member meets the required income threshold

Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.

Salary : $17 - $24