Legal Intern, Contracts (Aerospace/Defense)

Location: Fayetteville, United States; onsite. The role is for a law student based in the Fayetteville area and requires part-time availability during the academic year, scheduled around classes.

Salary: $30 per hour

Company

hirify.global is a defense technology company developing swarming unmanned aircraft and Command & Control software for autonomous assets and human operators.

What you will do

• Own the NDA workflow, including drafting, review, redlining, comment coordination, and record maintenance.
• Review and support negotiation of consultant, vendor, supplier, teaming, government agreements, and statements of work.
• Identify and explain issues involving IP, data rights, confidentiality, liability, indemnification, payment terms, export controls, and flow-downs.
• Work with engineering, finance, security, operations, leadership, and technical teams to assess agreement purpose and risk.
• Build and maintain templates, clause libraries, checklists, approval workflows, and a contract tracker for status, renewals, and obligations.
• Conduct targeted legal research, summarize findings, document recurring issues, and recommend process improvements.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in law school and based in the Fayetteville area.
• Interest in contracts, IP, government contracts, technology transactions, or national security law.
• Clear writing and the ability to explain legal issues to engineers and business leaders.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment with confidential information, and reliable follow-through across multiple agreements.
• Comfort proposing redlines and explaining the reasoning behind them.
• Availability to work part-time during the academic year around classes.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations to comply with ITAR regulations.
• No aerospace experience, technical background, perfect academic record, or bar admission is required; work is performed under appropriate supervision.

Nice to have

• Enrollment at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
• Coursework or experience in contracts, IP, government contracts, or national security law.
• Experience with NDAs, consulting or vendor agreements, or statements of work.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, ITAR, CUI, or data rights.
• Experience building trackers, intake forms, workflows, or using CLM tools.
• Prior work in a law firm, legal department, startup, or government agency.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving environment with contracting processes still being built and improved.
• Direct work with leadership and technical teams on commercial and government agreements.
• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, paid sick leave, wellness stipend, and paid parental leave.
• Daily catered office lunch and direct impact on a national security mission.