High School Interns Summer 2024

High School Interns Extend Their Stay at Khalifeh & Partners Due to Popular Demand

At Khalifeh & Partners (K&P), our commitment to nurturing future legal talent has led to an exciting development. Following a highly successful first week, our second cohort of high school interns has opted to extend their internships by popular demand.

This enthusiastic group of six students from various schools enjoyed their initial week so much that they unanimously requested to extend their one-week internships. Intern Leen Hajjiri shared, “This is a very insightful internship for young aspiring lawyers. It’s an experience I highly recommend, and it has brought me closer to deciding on a career in law.”

K&P’s internship program is meticulously designed to offer high-quality, work-based learning experiences tailored to the needs and interests of students. The interns found that being part of a larger group significantly enriched their experience. Zaid Al Sadi remarked, “I thoroughly enjoyed this internship, especially because we were a big group working as a team. It helped us learn from one another, as each person brought a unique perspective.”

Interns at K&P gain hands-on, real-world opportunities that bridge the gap between classroom learning and professional practice. This helps them understand what is expected in the workplace and provides a realistic view of the legal profession. “It’s a very eye-opening experience as it shows the real world of law. It’s not like reality TV shows. It reassured me that I am on the right track,” said Zain Tahboub.

Our internship program undergoes rigorous planning, with clear goals, evaluations, staff allocation, and regular attention to ensure a valuable experience. Adele Shaban, K&P’s Associate Buddy, warmly stated, “We are always happy to receive interns at K&P. It’s a chance to listen to their unique perspectives as young adults while giving them a taste of real-life cases.”

K&P offers internships during two cycles: Summer (June – August) and Winter (December). The application period for summer internships is open from February 1st to April 30th, and for winter internships from September to mid-November.

We are thrilled to see the positive impact our internship program has on young, aspiring lawyers and look forward to continuing to support their journey into the legal profession.

K&P Hosts Working Group with Delegates from the Energy Charter Secretariat

On 21 June 2018, a team from Khalifeh & Partners including Ala’ Khalifeh (Partner), Khaldoun Nazer(Partner), and Siwar Saket (Associate) met with representatives from the Energy Charter Secretariat during the Secretariat’s working visit to Jordan to discuss barriers and risks to investment in the energy sector in Jordan. Earlier this year, K&P was contacted by the Secretariat to provide advice and information about the energy sector in Jordan for its flagship publication, the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (“EIRA”), which will assess specific policy, regulatory, and legal risks in the energy sectors of various countries, including Jordan.

Though Jordan has not yet signed the Energy Charter Treaty (”ECT”), it is an observer to the Energy Charter Conference, having signed the International Energy Charter political declaration at a ministerial level summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, in May 2015. It has also signed the European Energy Charter Declaration of 1991 and has completed the relevant technical procedures in order to accede to the ECT.

The Secretariat believes that the ECT will enhance confidence in the investment climate in the energy sector in Jordan and attract foreign investments for infrastructure projects in this field, in addition to strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a transit country for energy projects, where transit across its borders is secure and stable and facilitating technical assistance, especially oil and gas pipelines and electricity interconnection projects.

Currently, the ECT is being reviewed by the Jordanian Parliament. It is expected that the Kingdom will move to ratify the ECT in the near future.

First Power Storage Project in Jordan Reaches Financial Close

The Badiya Power Generation Project has reached financial close after signing the restated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Irbid District Electricity Company (IDECO) and Al Badiya Company, a subsidiary of Philadelphia Solar. Al Badiya Company will implement an 11 MW expansion of its existing 10 MW PV solar project. Upon completion, the plant will be one of the largest in the region.

Khalifeh & Partners, led by Khaldoun Nazer (Partner) and Dina Issa (Associate), represented IDECO during the drafting, negotiation and signing of the offtake agreement. The expansion project is anticipated to generate approximately 11 MW of electricity per year at a cost of $12 million U.S. Dollars, and necessitates the installation of an additional 34,350 polycrystalline 320Wp PV panels, along with single-axis tracking and 12MWh of lithium-on battery-based energy storage. Commercial operations are expected to commence during Q4 of 2018.