New York Office
FALL Compliance Internship
Two 5-hour days per week
Student MUST be taking the internship for credit
To Apply: In ONE e-mail, attach copies of your (1) resume and (2) FULL transcript (unofficial versions are fine, but you must include transcripts from all undergraduate schools where you have matriculated) (3) in subject heading include "AXA: [your name]", and send to the Pre-Law Advisor, Ms. Elise Jaffe, at [log in to unmask].
AXA Equitable Law Department Undergraduate Internship: Compliance
The Law Department of AXA Equitable is pleased to announce a for-credit internship specifically created for academically talented Hunter Pre-Law undergraduates with a serious interest in pursuing a legal career in compliance. The internship is unique in providing a for-credit experience at the regulatory nexus of legal and business issues.
About the AXA Equitable Law Department
The Law Department provides high quality, responsible and efficient legal representation to the Company’s business areas and subsidiaries as to the legal aspects of business choices and opportunities available under existing law, as well as positioning the Company to respond to emerging legal issues.
About the Internship
The intern will report to the Compliance group and will work directly with paralegals, attorneys and other Law Department professionals in the real-life application of legal principles, drawing upon writing and analytical skills developed in the classroom. Given the varied issues routinely handled by and within the Compliance group and the paralegal functions of the Law Department, the internship aims to offer the student an introduction to the principles of business leadership in addition to an exciting, wide-ranging, hands-on legal experience. In that regard, applicants should be proactive and pragmatic team players.
The applicant is expected to work two 5-hour days per week, i.e. a total of 10 hours per week.
The internship will provide credit commensurate with the rules of the intern’s academic department at Hunter College. The student will be responsible for any arrangements to be made in coordination with the academic department in order to obtain credit. There is a modest stipend associated with the internship. The intern will receive $10 per hour.
To Apply: In ONE e-mail, attach PDF copies of your (1) resume and (2) FULL transcript (unofficial versions are fine, but you must include transcripts from all undergraduate schools where you have matriculated) (3) in subject heading include "AXA: [your name]", and send to the Pre-Law Advisor, Ms. Elise Jaffe, at [log in to unmask].
AXA Equitable
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) located in New York, NY, is a leading provider of financial protection and wealth management services in the U.S. and a member of AXA Group, a French holding company for an international group of insurance and related financial services companies. AXA Equitable offers life and annuity products in all 50 states. AXA Equitable has a rich history distinguished by leadership and innovation, including pioneering work in variable life insurance and variable annuities. The company was founded in 1859 as The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Today, the company ranks among the top industry leaders in life insurance sales and variable annuity sales in the U.S. AXA Equitable continues to innovate in new areas, including retirement products. The company has approximately 2.3 million insurance policies and contracts in force as of December 31, 2006.
AXA Group
AXA Group (AXA) is a worldwide leader in financial protection. AXA's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific area. Customers include individuals and small, mid-size and large businesses that turn to AXA for a wide range of products and services to meet their insurance protection, savings, retirement and financial planning needs throughout their lives.
Compliance
Headed by the Chief Compliance Officer, this group’s primary responsibility is to monitor the activities and control infrastructure of the company’s broker/dealers, its registered investment advisors and the firms’ registered representatives, in partnership with the firms’ supervisory personnel, internal audit and risk management.