Summer Legal Intern
Posted on: 22 Mar 2021
Juno Beach, FL
Job Description
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy is seeking a second-year law school student or recent law school graduate interested in corporate law and corporate governance of business organizations for a summer internship opportunity starting in May 2021. This is a paid internship position and will provide mentoring and practical hands-on experience but will not result in a full-time position. The intern will assist NextEra Energy attorneys in the office of the Corporate Secretary with (1) creating content for an internal site for Corporate Governance that will require analysis of internal processes and authorities, (2) review and analysis of entity corporate records and (3) development and updating of corporate forms for entity lifecycle matters. This position is only open to law school students who have completed at least their second year with a B average or higher and two or more courses in corporate organizations, taxation, corporate finance or corporate governance. Previous in-house practice, corporate governance experience strongly preferred.
Job Overview
Employees in the role will be provided mentoring and practical hands on experience in activities related to the law department.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Performs a variety of routine legal assignments and projects
Conducts legal research and studies proposed and existing litigation
Assists attorneys in preparing and conducting litigation and legal transactions
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Qualifications
Juris Doctorate
Master's Degree
NextEra Energy
Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees14, 300
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