Investment Associate Internship - Summer 2027

The Role

The Investment Associate Internship Program is a great opportunity for those seeking to kick-start a career as an investment professional. We view our summer interns as valuable members of our investment teams with opportunities to return as full-time Investment Associates upon graduation. During the nine-week program, interns will experience two rotations within our investment teams: Taxable Fixed Income, Tax-Free Fixed Income, Equities, or Private Investments. Throughout the internship, you will build skills across Portfolio Construction, Data & Analytics, Investment Research, and Trading, while also exploring how Macroeconomic factors influence the markets, all guided by Lord Abbett investment professionals.  Interns should expect social interactions with peers as well as networking with senior investment professionals across the organization.

At Lord Abbett, we believe successful investors share a core set of traits. We look for individuals who demonstrate the following areas:

• Grit
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Mental Flexibility
• Decisive Risk-Taking
• Focus

We’ll trust you to:

• Create and maintain financial models, valuation analysis, and written reports on companies, industry trends, and investment recommendations
• Support our experienced investment professionals in generating alpha for our clients through providing support for portfolio management decisions, portfolio construction understanding, undertaking research or navigating a complex and digital active trading environment
• Prepare reports, opinions, recommendations, and presentations for use in the formulation of investment recommendations
• Leverage digital tools to innovate, streamline and partner with digital and data teams to generate sustainable and unique investment insights
• Participate in formal and informal training designed to expand your knowledge as an investment professional
• Perform in-depth company research by sector or specific to an asset class
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the broader investment team

You'll need to have:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree with eligibility for full-time employment in Summer 2028
• Outstanding academic background and excellent attention to detail
• Passion for investing
• Superior analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative
• Resourcefulness, team-orientation, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading independent, privately held, global investment management company founded in 1929. We believe in active management, product quality and a singular focus on the management of money. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture: 

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust
• Performance-Oriented - We believe in meritocracy – we reward performance
• Purpose-Driven – We always put the best interests of our clients first

We were honored to be ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $100,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

Please note Lord Abbett is not offering sponsorship for this role.