Job Description
2026 Summer Remote Internship: Legal

 

 

Learn about the world of publishing!

 

Discover career opportunities with our LEGAL department as a LEGAL INTERN!

Are you a future First Amendment lawyer with a passion for reading? Come discover book law!

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Penguin Random House (PRH) Legal Department is seeking a first-year law student for a Summer 2026 internship. In line with PRH’s mission to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone and our company’s commitment to increasing outreach to all potential candidates, applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

 Interns will be exposed to a wide range of legal disciplines, including defamation, copyright, right of publicity, privacy, trademark, and commercial law. They will conduct legal research, review books for legal concerns, draft contracts, and assist PRH’s legal team in tackling the variety of challenges associated with being the world’s largest publisher of English language books.  

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS

Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns work four days a week (Monday through Thursday). The program is run out of PRH’s New York Headquarters but offers remote flexibility. Compensation is $21 per hour. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!

 

Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.

 

Application Deadline: January 13th 2026 at 11:59pm EST

Program Dates: June 8th, 2026 – August 13th, 2026

 

REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY

  • Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2027 (You do not need to be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to our internship program).
  • Must be currently enrolled in an accredited law school and in the first year of the program (1L) 
  • Able to work 28 hours/week throughout the program
  • Available and commit to the program working June 8th, 2026 – August 13th, 2026
  • Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program
  • Must be over the age of 18

 

TO APPLY:

Submit your resume and cover letter using our online application process. You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship program.

 

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children’s publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world.  In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution.  Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 250 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children’s Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.  More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.

 

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

 

 

Company: Penguin Random House LLC 

Country: United States of America 

State/Region: New York 

City: New York 

Postal Code: 10019 

Job ID: 283119

283119Penguin Random House LLC