Jobs at Clifford Chance

Advise multinational clients on complex domestic and cross-border M&A, disposals, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate reorganizations, finance activities, and commercial contracts. Draft legal documents, ensure regulatory compliance, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, develop client relationships, and support business development and thought leadership initiatives.

Manage complex legal matters and client projects by preparing scopes, resourcing plans, budgets, timelines, and project documentation. Track workstreams, risks, accruals, deadlines, and scope changes; coordinate multidisciplinary teams; implement legal technology solutions; and provide pragmatic recommendations. The role includes stakeholder influencing, client presentations, workshops, pitch support, and delegation to Legal Project Analysts while representing the firm at client locations as needed.

Supports the London Tax team by monitoring UK and international tax developments, analyzing their impact, delivering training, responding to legal queries, maintaining templates and practice notes, and producing client briefings and thought leadership. The role manages tax knowledge resources, promotes knowledge sharing, and supports adoption of AI and legal technology across the firm while collaborating with global Knowledge Lawyers, information specialists, partners, and business teams.

An introductory open-day event for students and graduates interested in beginning a legal career at Clifford Chance. Attendees will learn about commercial law, career opportunities across Asia Pacific, future trainee pathways, and the skills sought by the firm. The event includes presentations from lawyers, career insights, opportunities to ask questions, and networking with professionals at the firm.

Advise multinational clients on antitrust and competition matters, including merger control, foreign investment, market investigations, cartel and dominance cases, litigation, state aid, subsidies, and public procurement. Prepare regulatory filings and legal documents, provide commercially focused advice, develop client relationships, and contribute to business development and thought leadership across international, multidisciplinary teams.

Clifford Chance is hosting one-to-one campus conversations in London with its Hong Kong Graduate Recruitment & Development Manager. Attendees can learn about careers, Asia opportunities, one-month internships, 2027 Summer Vacation Schemes, and 2029 Direct Training Contracts. Interested candidates must submit a CV and register by 8 November 2026. Registrations are limited and will be pre-screened on a rolling basis.

Supports the global fintech practice by monitoring UK and EU regulatory developments, advising lawyers, managing knowledge resources, producing thought leadership, and delivering training. The role also contributes to policy submissions, client development, events, communications, and legal technology and AI initiatives. It requires senior fintech and digital-assets regulatory expertise, strong legal research and drafting skills, commercial awareness, stakeholder engagement, and interest in knowledge management, innovation, and legal technology.

Leads the London Corporate Transactions & Advisory Knowledge and Training and Thought Leadership team. Responsibilities include managing Knowledge Lawyers, setting strategy, analyzing company law and corporate governance developments, maintaining templates and knowledge resources, delivering training, supporting legal committees, and promoting AI and legal technology adoption. The role also coordinates thought leadership, regulatory consultation responses, client communications, and knowledge sharing across global product groups.

A two-year early-career development programme for Year 12, S5, or Lower Sixth students from eligible backgrounds. Participants receive mentoring, legal-sector exposure, business-skills training, executive coaching, networking, university application guidance, and work experiences with Clifford Chance and partner companies. Successful completion may lead to an opportunity to apply for the SPARK programme and potentially a training contract. No prior legal experience or knowledge is required.

An in-person London insight event introducing students to Clifford Chance, legal careers, high-profile deals, application processes, trainee experiences, affinity networks, and firm culture. Participants complete interactive workshops, meet lawyers, explore current legal topics, and learn about SPARK and Training Contract opportunities.

A student insight event introducing prospective candidates to Clifford Chance’s Middle East legal careers. Attendees will meet lawyers and early-career professionals, learn about regional work and landmark deals, explore training contract and vacation scheme opportunities, and receive guidance on applications, PGDL, SQE requirements, and future trainee support.

Immersive insight programme for penultimate-year law students and final-year non-law students. Participants collaborate on complex legal and business challenges for a fictional global client, using AI tools while developing problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability, and commercial awareness. The programme includes a virtual session and two in-person London events, with successful participants potentially fast-tracked to a Training Contract Assessment Day.

Two-year commercial law training contract with four six-month rotations across global product groups. Trainees develop legal and business skills through drafting, due diligence, client meetings, court preparation, transaction support, and legal research. The role includes structured training, mentorship, and possible international, client, or pro bono secondments. Applicants must meet academic and eligibility requirements and demonstrate commercial awareness, communication, teamwork, organization, resilience, and a commitment to learning.

Lead and support private equity transactions, including acquisitions, takeovers, minority investments, joint ventures, exits, IPOs, and portfolio-company matters. Draft legal documents, manage transaction workstreams, advise multinational clients using commercial judgment, and collaborate with multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional teams. The role also involves client relationship management, business development, thought leadership, and developing junior lawyers and client-facing skills.

Embed with deal and litigation teams to scope, configure and deploy legal technology (document review, contract analysis, automation, eDiscovery, transaction management). Advise clients, deliver demos/POCs, drive adoption, capture market insights for product teams, ensure compliance and optimise workflows to improve efficiency and revenue.

Lead and execute global digital marketing strategy across web, social, email, CRM, and paid media. Manage integrated campaigns, social channels, landing pages, digital projects, agencies, vendors, and cross-functional teams. Use audience insights, analytics, and performance data to optimize campaigns, improve user experience, drive engagement, and support business growth. Advise global offices and business teams on digital best practices while contributing to the firm’s digital roadmap and stakeholder presentations.

As a Senior Associate/Director, you will advise on international and domestic tax issues, engage in complex transactions, and build client relationships within a global law firm.