Intern, Legal (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; fully on-site five days per week for the entire 10-week program. Regular attendance at in-person meetings and events is required. Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation; hirify.global does not provide housing assistance, relocation, or visa sponsorship.

Hourly pay rate: $20 per hour

Company

hirify.global is an automotive company developing electrified and digitized rugged SUVs and trucks, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Track state legislation, regulatory activity, legislative sessions, and regulatory dockets affecting direct-to-consumer vehicle sales, automotive regulations, infrastructure, and consumer protection.
• Prepare policy summaries, bill analyses, comparison tables, background memos, talking points, and legislator materials.
• Research state statutes, administrative rules, constitutional issues, automotive regulations, and regulatory interpretation requests.
• Support projects related to state expansion, market entry, policy risk mitigation, vehicle safety ratings, and U.S.–Canada regulatory comparisons.
• Support intellectual property generation sessions and research automotive, AI, privacy, and cybersecurity matters.
• Draft policies, procedures, guidelines, training, reference materials, and AI workflows; attend cross-functional meetings and events and present status updates.

Requirements

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Government, Business, or a related field.
• Ability to work on-site at the assigned hirify.global location for the full duration of the program.
• Strong interest in rugged SUVs and trucks, automotive innovation, and sustainable transportation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Comfort with change and flexibility in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and results-driven approach.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid 10-week internship program anticipated to run from June 7, 2027 to August 13, 2027.
• Hands-on projects under the mentorship of hirify.global leaders.
• Experience collaborating with legal, engineering, design, production, commercial operations, and other teams.
• Opportunity to develop legal, regulatory, technology, and automotive-industry knowledge through real-world projects.
• Work environment emphasizes respect, initiative, collaboration, curiosity, accountability, and meaningful impact.