Legal Operations Financial, Data & AI Analytics Intern

The job profile for this position is Co-Op/Intern (US Only), which is a Band 1 Professional Career Track Role.

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Make an Impact 

Bring your curiosity, analytical mindset, financial acumen, and interest in AI to a Legal Operations team that is modernizing how legal work is measured, managed, and improved. In this internship, you will turn financial, operational, and contracting data into insights that support smarter decisions, stronger partnerships, and more efficient ways of working. You will join ambitious and compassionate experts who value fresh thinking, continuous learning, and meaningful contributions that support The Cigna Group’s mission to improve health and vitality. 

Responsibilities 

• Transform legal operations, vendor spend, budget, and contract data into actionable reporting that helps leaders understand trends, risks, opportunities, and performance. 

• Use Excel, reporting tools, and AI-enabled capabilities to streamline manual analysis, improve data quality, and support repeatable reporting processes. 

• Build or enhance dashboards, automated reports, workflows, and analytics that make legal spend, contract volume, and operational metrics easier to monitor and act on. 

• Identify opportunities to improve variance tracking, reduce manual manipulation, and strengthen consistency across legal financial and operational reporting. 

• Collaborate with Legal Operations, Finance, Procurement, Technology, and other partners to improve efficiency, cost management, and stakeholder experience. 

• Develop working knowledge of departmental systems, data sources, and processes to deliver timely recommendations and project outcomes. 

Qualifications 

Required 

• Demonstrated analytical project experience is expected. 

• Rising senior progressing toward a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or economics. 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to connect data findings to business context. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and clean data organization. 

• Ability to use AI tools responsibly to support analysis, automation, workflow improvement, and insight generation. 

• Collaborative work style, professional judgment, curiosity, and comfort learning new systems in a fast-moving environment. 

Preferred 

• GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

• Experience with dashboards, data visualization, workflow automation, AI agents, or contract lifecycle management platforms. 

• Interest in using data, financial acumen, and technology to improve how complex business functions operate. 

Additional Information 

Location: Interns are expected to work a hybrid schedule, spending three days per week in our St. Louis office and two days working remotely.  

Compensation: Hourly pay ranges from $24.00-$25.00, based on degree program, and year of study. 

Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and not require current or future employment sponsorship. 

Enterprise Intern Schedule: This is a full-time summer internship (40 hours per week) running from May 24 through July 30th, 2027. 

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.