Stagiaire Energy & Infrastructure - 1er semestre 2026

The Opportunity

Our market-leading Energy, Mining & Infrastructure teams advise domestic and international corporate, private equity and government clients on all aspects of their projects, covering the energy (renewables, hydrogen, batteries, conventional power), natural resources (oil & gas, critical minerals, precious metals) and infrastructure sectors. The Paris team focuses on transactions primarily across the UK, Europe and the African continent, for which it has consistently achieved top-tiered rankings across all major ranking providers. The team is split into French avocats and solicitors from Anglophone jurisdictions, bringing a real diversity of knowledge and approach to transactions.

Description:

An internship / stage in the HSF Paris Energy, Mining & Infrastructure English law team will provide you with unrivalled hands-on experience dealing primarily with English law matters and multi-jurisdictional transactions, as well as opportunities to work with our French avocats on French law matters. The majority of our team is dual qualified in both English and French law. We are looking for candidates that are native or near-native in English, proficient in French, hard-working, and who can demonstrate a strong interest in the energy and infrastructure sector. Previous work experience of at least 3 months would be preferable.

Internship details:

The HSF Paris Energy & Infrastructure practice is looking to hire an intern (stagiaire) for the English law side of the team for the following periods:

• First semester 2026 (January-March 2026).
• Starting dates and duration of the stage can be flexible – we will consider applications for shorter internships (with a minimum of 3 months) which can start/finish at any times during the specified semester.

Team

Corporate

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Paris

Contract type

Stagiaire Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.