Posted:
12/18/2024, 7:55:27 AM
Experience Level(s):
Internship
Field(s):
Legal & Compliance
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
The community you will join:
Airbnb is seeking Legal Interns to join the Privacy Legal team for our 2025 Summer Intern Program from May 19, 2025 - August 8, 2025.
The Airbnb Privacy Legal team supports the entire Airbnb business, including product development and privacy compliance requirements. Airbnb is a global company and the Privacy Legal team works to protect the personal data of our hosts and guests worldwide. We support the Product, Cybersecurity, Policy, Litigation, Research, and Corporate Legal teams, among others. We provide guidance on privacy laws globally, including U.S. state and federal privacy laws, the EU’s GDPR, and Brazil’s LGPD, and we collaborate with the Airbnb policy team on proposed privacy legislation.
The ideal candidate must have a solid understanding of privacy law terminology and principles and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment. We’re looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and poise.
The difference you will make:
As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects. Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the term. We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel.
A typical day:
Working with an in-house specialized privacy legal team is a rare and valuable opportunity to gain practical experience. Our privacy internship program stands apart in that it offers a sustained period of substantive project work. Past interns have provided a great amount of help to the Privacy Legal team, including researching new privacy laws and regulations and reviewing draft privacy agreements. For example, our privacy interns have supported implementing new privacy law requirements and have interacted with global Legal counterparts, engineers, and the Privacy operations team while working on cutting-edge legal issues. Past interns have gone on to secure full- or part-time employment with a number of dynamic technology companies and leading law firms.
As an intern, you’ll be expected to:
Important Note: Our Privacy Legal team is global and frequently works with employees in other time zones. If hired as an intern, you may need to accommodate global teammates from time-to-time.
Your expertise:
This opportunity is for second-year (2L) students enrolled full-time at a nationally-accredited law school pursuing a Juris Doctorate with the following background:
How to apply:
As part of your application package, you’ll be asked to submit the following: (1) a resume and (2) a cover letter that addresses the following:
Deadline to apply: Friday, January 10th at 5:00 pm EST.
Your location:
This position is US - Remote. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our commitment to inclusion & belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How we’ll take care of you:
Our job titles may span more than one career or degree level. This role may also be eligible for benefits and Employee Travel Credits.
Currency: USD Pay rate: $48 per hour
Website: https://www.airbnb.com/
Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Employee Count: 5001-10000
Year Founded: 2008
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Secondary Market