Internship, Summer 2026 - Legal

Location: Birmingham, AL corporate office

Build Your Career. Build America’s Future.

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

Summer 2026 Internship: Legal

What to Expect:

We are hiring an intern to join our Legal Department. As a Legal Department intern, you will receive on-the-job training and rotate between various members of the Legal Department, which includes attorneys with responsibility for general corporate law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, employment law, litigation, and compliance. Among other things, you will draft legal documents, perform legal research, attend department meetings, participate in calls with outside counsel, and observe how a corporate legal department selects, utilizes, and manages outside counsel. You will also spend time daily working on a summer project that you will present to the Legal Department and interns working in other departments at the end of the internship.

Your assignment will be located in Birmingham, Alabama, at Vulcan’s corporate headquarters.

What You’ll Do:

• Rotate between members of the Legal Department to learn about the roles of each of our 10-member team.

• Assist with customizing legal forms, including leases, purchase and sale agreements, access agreements, supply agreements, and various other land-related instruments.
• Assist with drafting custom legal documents.
• Assist with the creation of presentations.
• Assist with the creation of compliance training materials.
• Participate in internal Vulcan Legal Department meetings.

• Participate in meetings with outside counsel.

• Spend time daily working on the summer project, which is presented to the Legal Department and interns working in other departments at the end of the internship.

Skills You'll Need:

Education. Enrolled in good standing in an accredited law school pursuing a juris doctorate. Students who have completed their first or second year will be considered.

Skills. Requires sound thought and judgment in maintaining confidentiality and assisting Vulcan’s attorneys with providing legal advice to internal clients. Must have excellent writing skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work closely with executives and hourly employees alike. Must demonstrate a high level of professionalism and executive presence.

Technology Skills. Proficient computer skills and experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and GSuite (Google Mail, Docs, etc.).

Work Environment. Work environment will be an office setting and may require sitting/standing for extended periods of time.

What You’ll Like About Us:

Great Company Culture. Vulcan Materials Company is named one of the top 200 Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News and World Report and included in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of U.S. companies. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness, and communication.

Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.

Meaningful Work. What sets us apart is the work we do impacts daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.

Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.

Training and Development. We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their goals as a key part of our business.

Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.