Legal and Compliance Intern

About Tricon
It is an exciting time to build your career at Tricon! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Tricon has been built on a foundation of perseverance, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking, powered by some of the industry’s top talent. Our culture values independence and accountability, where we empower our employees to make an impact.
With 30 years in business, Tricon has become a global leader in the trading and distribution of petrochemicals, polymers, and raw materials. Today, we are one of the largest privately held companies in Houston, the world’s second-largest chemical distributor according to ICIS, and ranked #35 on Forbes’ list of Top Private Companies in America. We conduct business in over 120 countries, supported by a truly multinational workforce of 1,000+ employees across 40+ countries.
Our team delivers value to customers and partners through deep market expertise and integrated capabilities including logistics, risk management, financing, and market intelligence. Guided by our purpose to efficiently and sustainably connect the world with essential goods, Tricon plays a critical role in enabling global commerce while helping suppliers and customers focus on what they do best.
At Tricon, you’ll join a global organization where scale meets agility, and where your ideas, ownership, and ambition can help shape the future of international trade.

About the Internship

We are looking for a motivated student to join our Legal & Compliance team. You will work alongside our Legal and Compliance professionals and teams across Tricon’s global business, and get hands-on experience with contracts, due diligence, sanctions screening, and day-to-day compliance work at an international trading company.

This is a summer internship, with a possible opportunity to start earlier in winter or spring 2027.

Responsibilities

Compliance

• Assist with Know Your Customer (KYC) and due diligence on new and existing customers, suppliers, and other business partners
• Research counterparties using tools such as Dow Jones, Bloomberg, and public records, and document findings
• Support sanctions, politically exposed person (PEP), and adverse media screening, and escalate potential concerns
• Assist with vessel due diligence using SeaSearcher, Equasis, Q88, and internal systems
• Help review gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, commissions, and third-party payments
• Support compliance audits, training programs, and reporting
• Monitor changes in laws, sanctions programs, and enforcement actions, and prepare short summaries

Legal

• Assist with drafting, reviewing, and organizing commercial contracts, such as confidentiality, service, and vendor agreements
• Conduct legal and regulatory research and summarize findings for the team
• Track contract approvals, signatures, renewals, and expiration dates
• Review contracts against approved templates and company policies, and flag issues for the Legal team
• Support corporate records and legal entity management, including resolutions and authorizations
• Help respond to legal and compliance questionnaires from customers, suppliers, banks, and auditors
• Organize documents and records for disputes, audits, regulatory matters, and other legal projects

Process Improvement

• Identify ways to improve and automate Legal and Compliance processes
• Help build Power BI dashboards and reports

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or law degree in Law, Business, Finance, International Relations, Political Science, or a related field
• Interest in corporate law, compliance, international trade, or risk management
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Able to handle confidential information with discretion and good judgment
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a global team
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience with Power BI, data analytics, or AI tools is a plus