Responsibilities

Do you want to be a part of something extraordinary? Do you love to win as a team, work hard, innovate and excel.....then let’s chat?!?! Meritage Home’s is a top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you. This position can be full -time or part- time and will work in the Scottsdale corporate headquarters start ing in the fall of 2024 . The ideal candidate will be able to work with the legal department for the entire school year . Must be a current law student.

This legal intern will be exposed to residential construction contract law. Working on state specific addendums and provisions. Creating a legal disclaimer library for our marketing team to use. Shadow our VP of Contracts and Risk Management reviewing OSHA regulations and workers compensation. Working with subcontractors and divisional vendor contracts, making sure subcontractors' insurance is up to date.

The stuff you will do:

• Exposed to various administrative tasks ranging from learning and reviewing state specific addendums, legal disclaimers, OSHA and workers compensation.
• Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, accounts payable, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
• Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
• Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
• Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
• Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

Need to be awesome at:

• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to “win” and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never “settle”
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college

Preferred:

• Organized, detail oriented, task oriented and able to get projects done
• Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
• Experience dealing with ambiguity
• Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers

Examples of Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Business Law
• Real Estate Law
• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Law and Sustainability
• Paralegal
• JD Advanced Standing (JDAS)
• Master of Human Resources and Employment Law, (MHREL)
• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Master of Legal Studies (MLS)

Overview

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we believe in quality. Meritage Homes is the ENERGY STAR® Partner of The Year in Sustained Excellence for being a leader in protecting the environment and advancing energy efficiency in homebuilding. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as being a part of an organization that helps people live happier, healthier lives. With over 150,000 homes built, Meritage Homes is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
• An organization that lives by its core values everyday
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
• State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
• A competitive pay structure
• Strong benefits
• Flexibility in work-life integration
• Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
• Maintain a competitive drive to be the best

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, we’ve built more than 180,000 homes in multiple markets across the country. We believe that every family deserves to live better, smarter and healthier. It’s why we’re setting the new standard in home construction & design and leading the way in energy-efficient homes. For the employees at Meritage Homes that make this all possible, we believe in having the same standards of quality and reward that make for a challenging and enjoyable career.