Legal Trainee (m/f/d) (Jurist/in)

Are you looking for a legal clerkship or elective station with exciting and challenging tasks? Then you have come to the right place! We offer a varied activity in a legal field of your choice. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to design your working hours flexibly, in the spirit of reconciling family and career.

The Role

• Processing multi-layered tasks of an in-house counsel in an international environment.
• Collaboration in the legal departments of RWE AG and its group companies in the areas of Renewable Energies, conventional generation, or energy trading.
• Cooperation with interdisciplinary and international project teams, possibly involving project-related assignments abroad.
• Support in processing legal questions of all kinds with a freely selectable focus (e.g., Gesellschaftsrecht, Kapitalmarktrecht, Kartellrecht, (Anlagen-) Baurecht, Energierecht, Energiehandelsrecht and/or general Vertragsrecht).
• Participation in demanding national and international projects in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions or plant construction (e.g., renewable energy generation).

Your Profile

• Successfully completed first legal state examination (proven by examination certificate).
• Good understanding of economic contexts and strong analytical thinking skills.
• Very good English in spoken and written form (main working language).
• Strong presentation and communication skills as well as the ability to summarize complex facts orally and in writing in a manner appropriate to the target audience.
• Careful way of working and strong team player qualities.
• Initiative and willingness to take responsibility.

Your Benefits

• Activity within the framework of a training station in the Rechtsreferendariat (Anwaltsstation or Wahlstation).
• Flexible working hours for better reconciliation of family and career.
• Top training in an international and diverse team that enjoys their job.
• Occasional assignments abroad possible to expand professional, cultural, and linguistic skills.
• Communicative and collegial working environment as well as an open feedback culture.
• Support by a personal mentor.

Apply now with just a few clicks: Ad code 92417, application deadline: 24.07.2026 Questions? Contact HR: HR Services RWE Core, Recruiting Team, +49 201 5179-9050, Contact Department: David Annussek, +49 201 5179-5149

We look forward to getting to know you. Of course, you can also find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Xing.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

For over 125 years, RWE has been reliably supplying electricity. Our team of around 20,000 employees is shaping the energy world of tomorrow. Today, RWE is one of the world's leading companies in the field of Renewable Energies. With our growth strategy, we are picking up speed and investing billions year after year – especially in the expansion of offshore and onshore wind, solar energy, and battery storage. Our diverse portfolio is perfectly complemented by our global energy trading. With our mix of renewable and flexible generation as well as a broad pipeline of new construction projects in all technologies and core markets, we are well positioned to meet the growing global energy demand, especially in view of the increasing importance of electrification and artificial intelligence. At the same time, we contribute to the decarbonization of the energy system. The reduction of our CO2 emissions is in line with the 1.5-degree climate goal of the Paris Agreement. By 2030, we will be responsibly phasing out of coal. Our goal: climate neutral by 2040. Entirely in the spirit of the Purpose – Our energy for a sustainable life.