Mayer Brown | Financing Renewable Energy Projects

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Mayer Brown. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Mayer Brown. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Mayer Brown. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced6-7 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Welcome to the Mayer Brown Financing Renewable Energy Projects Program. We are so excited to have you here!

We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.
Our clients recognize our diverse teams of lawyers as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.
Our “one-firm” culture—seamless and integrated across all practices and regions—ensures that our clients receive the best of our knowledge and experience.

During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Mayer Brown team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our team of lawyers in the Renewable Energy practice does every day. You’ll learn or improve on your analytical thinking, legal analysis, and communication skills.

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Mayer Brown!

Skills you will learn and practice:

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Commercial Awareness

Legal Analysis

Problem Identification

Verbal Communication

Critical Thinking

Written Communication

Presentation Skills

Financial Consolidation

How it works

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Issues in financing a renewable energy project

1-2 hours

Intermediate

Dig through all of the information and set out the key facts of the matter

What you'll learn

How to extract and synthesize essential information from complex legal documents.
The ability to visually represent key facts and contractual relationships.
Developing a clear understanding of a legal matter's context.

What you'll do

Assist your supervisor in understanding the situation and providing advice to the Client.
Create a diagram that summarizes the critical facts of a renewable energy project financing, such as identifying and representing parties involved, their contractual relationships, and key commercial details.

Reviews

Over 150

5 Star Reviews

"I like how interactive it is. As you progress, each step along the way is easy to understand as the explanations of each task is clear and corresponds to the thought process of a lawyer working in finance law. It really has deepened my understanding on what practical work is done."-- Student from University of Plymouth

"Realistic, informative and educational. A perfect mix of tasks (i.e., recordings, typed email, presentation etc.) Very enjoyable"-- Student from The University of Law

"It was amazing to get an opportunity to confirm that the work that I believed I wanted to do is the work that I actually want to do."-- Student from Duke University

"Prior to start the simulation, I did not really know what financing a renewable energy project meant and how lawyers came in. As Corporate & Capital Markets is an area of interest for me, more particularly Energy & Infrastracture projects, I really enjoyed doing this task as it gave me a clearer understanding of the kind of work I will be doing if..."-- Student from University of Kent

"The program offers practical experience in critical analysis and presenting detailed advice regarding a complex renewable energy deal, focusing on critical aspects such as risk assessment, client advisory, and commercial awareness. It delivers comprehensive insights into the project finance side, going beyond typical training. Highly recommend!"-- Student from The University of Law

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