Intern, Legal

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview:

• Location: Immerse yourself in our innovative culture! This role requires a commitment of 4-5 days in-office per week at our facility in Garden Grove, CA as well as full-time hours (40 hours a week).
• Duration: 8 weeks for quarter or 15 weeks for semester (January 11 to April 30 OR January 11 to March 12)
• Relocation Support: A $1,000 relocation stipend is available for interns currently residing more than 50 miles from Garden Grove, CA.
• Compensation: Earn an hourly rate of $25-35 USD per hour

Job Summary :

The Corporate Legal Intern will support Harbinger’s General Counsel & Legal Team in handling a wide range of legal and business matters, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, intellectual property, and government affairs. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a high-paced startup in the electric vehicle (EV) industry while working closely with a dynamic and cross-functional team. 

What You'll Do:

• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and revising contracts (NDAs, supplier agreements, customer agreements, etc.).
• Conduct legal research on compliance issues and incentives relevant to the commercial EV industry.
• Work on government affairs initiatives, including policy research and engagement strategies.
• Support JVs, partnerships and strategic transactions, including due diligence and documentation.
• Assist in developing internal legal processes to enhance efficiency and risk management. 

What You'll Bring:

• Currently enrolled in a J.D. program (1L or 2L preferred).
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Interest in corporate, commercial, regulatory, and transactional law.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a willingness to learn.
• Interest in startups, hardware, automotive, or sustainability is a plus, but not a requirement. 

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.