loanDepot
One of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the U.S.
Role
Legal Intern
Company
loanDepot
Industry
Mortgage & Finance
Type
Corporate
Onboarding orientation at headquarters
At headquarters in Irvine, CA
The Experience
Managed confidential personnel files with strict accuracy
Collaborated with legal on document workflows and records
Maintained compliance-sensitive filing in a high-volume environment
Researched org structure and employee assessment tools
What I Took Away
12,000 employees. Two summers.
I shadowed senior leaders across departments, watched how managers tracked and drove team performance, and gained exposure to the full mortgage lifecycle at a major retail lender. Seeing operations at that scale shaped how I think about systems, culture, and what makes a large organization actually work.
Culture
Beyond the desk
Team outing
Volunteering at UCP of Orange County