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Marvel Business Affairs and Legal JD Intern, Spring 2027

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Prior internship experience at a film or entertainment company or law firm
  • Excellent analytical skills to manage and follow through on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent research skills and resourcefulness
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently

Responsibilities

  • Helping to prepare talent deals across feature films, streaming shows, and animated productions
  • Drafting above-the-line and below-the-line agreements for feature films, streaming series, and animated productions
  • Analyzing various intellectual property rights, matters and clearance issues involving Marvel assets

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Internships
  • Entry-level / graduate
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Social Skills

About the company

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. Our mission is to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make us the world’s premier entertainment company.

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Job description

Job Posting Title:

Marvel Business Affairs and Legal JD Intern, Spring 2027

Req ID:

10158116

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

Step into the Marvel Universe and gain hands-on legal experience with one of the world’s most iconic entertainment brands! Marvel Studios, LLC—a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company—boasts a legendary library of over 8,000 characters featured across film, television, and streaming platforms for more than 70 years. As a Business & Legal Affairs Intern, you’ll collaborate directly with Marvel’s in-house attorneys on cutting-edge entertainment, corporate, and intellectual property matters. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the legal backbone of Marvel’s storytelling engine. Our legal team oversees all legal aspects of:

  • Feature films, animation, and television shows at every stage—from development, production to postproduction

  • Talent agreements for Marvel’s cinematic and streaming content

The approximate dates of this internship are January 2027 through May 2027. This internship reports directly to Lead Counsel.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Helping to prepare talent deals across feature films, streaming shows, and animated productions

  • Drafting above-the-line and below-the-line agreements for feature films, streaming series, and animated productions

  • Analyzing various intellectual property rights, matters and clearance issues involving Marvel assets

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Prior internship experience at a film or entertainment company or law firm

  • Excellent analytical skills to manage and follow through on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

  • Excellent research skills and resourcefulness

  • Strong interpersonal skills and with ability to work independently

  • High discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information

Preferred Qualifications

  • Completion of coursework in copyright, entertainment law, or intellectual property law

Education

  • Must be enrolled in an accredited law school taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program

  • Completion of one or more years of law school in a current JD program at the start of the internship

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements: 

  • Be at least 18 years of age

  • Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

  • Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

  • This internship is a remote position and requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated workspace

  • The approximate dates of this internship are January 2027 through May 2027

  • Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am - 6pm PST, 20 hours per week

The pay rate for this remote role is $41.40 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Job Posting Segment:

Marvel Animation

Job Posting Primary Business:

Marvel Animation

Primary Job Posting Category:

Legal and Business Affairs Intern

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Remote Worker Location, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-09-03

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