What to Expect

This position is expected to start January 2025 and continue through the entire Spring term (i.e., through April/May) or into early Summer 2025 if available. We are ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, 15 hours a week, for this internship. Please consider before submitting an application.

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. The year around program places the best students in positions that they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. The team is dedicated to providing an experience that allows for the intern to experience life at Tesla by given them projects that are critical to their team’s success. 

Location: Flexible

What You’ll Do
Lead indirect tax controversy matters in the United States and Canada, including managing multiple audits, drafting responses to tax authorities, gathering and evaluating information from various departments, researching and analyzing tax law, and drafting legal memorandums and briefs
Strategically partner with cross-functional teams, including Tax, Trade/Customs, Legal, Finance/Accounting/Treasury, Payroll, and IT, in order to assess audit/litigation risk and establish company tax positions
Support the business from an advisory perspective with respect to new products and markets, legislative changes, tax policy initiatives, and process improvements
What You’ll Bring
Interest in complex transactional matters, across several different industries, at one of the most influential companies in the world
Exposure to tax experience with a law firm, accounting firm, corporate legal department, and/or academic program
Current 2L or 3L student
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter who can organize, prioritize, and manage urgent and competing deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding work environment
Friendly and respectful individual who can build and maintain strong working relationships both internally and externally
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and research platforms, including Thomas Reuters Checkpoint or Bloomberg Tax

Hayward, California

Intern/Apprentice