Jobs at Clifford Chance

Provides legal knowledge support focused on fintech and digital assets regulation. Tracks legal developments, conducts research, drafts materials, supports legal training and knowledge management, advises fee earners and clients, engages with partners and industry stakeholders, and contributes to legal technology, AI, and innovation initiatives.

Leads the London Corporate Transactions & Advisory Knowledge and Training and Thought Leadership team. Provides company law and corporate governance expertise, analyzes legal and regulatory developments, maintains templates and knowledge resources, delivers training, supports external legal committees, and drives adoption of AI and legal technology. The role manages team performance and planning while collaborating globally with lawyers, corporate governance specialists, transformation teams, regulators, and industry bodies.

Advise clients on data privacy, protection, governance, cross-border data transfers, AI and emerging technology, cybersecurity incidents, technology transactions, outsourcing, digital transformation, M&A due diligence, commercial data arrangements, and evolving digital regulation. Collaborate with international clients and multidisciplinary legal teams in a hybrid London-based environment.

Manage, design, coordinate, and deliver legal training programs for corporate transactions, private equity, and related groups. Responsibilities include developing curricula, facilitating induction and trainee programs, coordinating internal and external speakers, partnering with lawyers and senior stakeholders, delivering client and HR training, supporting knowledge-management initiatives, and aligning learning programs with AI and legal technology developments.

Manages global and UK internal communications channels, editorial calendars, newsletters, intranet content, campaigns, town halls, employee engagement programs, and short-form video production. Develops and edits content, maintains publishing governance, collaborates with regional teams and senior stakeholders, and measures communication effectiveness through analytics. Supports strategic messaging, event communications, channel management, and continuous improvement across a complex international organization.

Participate in a two-summer law clerk program focused on capital markets. The first summer is in London with exposure to high-yield offerings, acquisition financings, investment-grade debt, IPOs, and cross-border transactions. After ongoing engagement, participants return for a second summer in Houston, New York, or Washington, D.C. Candidates must commit to both placements and complete the firm's application requirements.

Senior Associate lawyer advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and management teams on complex acquisitions, investments, takeovers, minority investments, joint ventures, exits, IPOs, refinancing, and restructurings. Responsibilities include leading transaction workstreams, drafting legal documents, providing commercially focused advice, managing client relationships, supporting business development, and contributing to thought leadership across multinational and multidisciplinary teams.

Provides global administrative support for the Clearance Centre, including opening and maintaining client and matter records, managing clearance systems, supporting conflicts and anti-money laundering processes, maintaining databases, analyzing reports, handling securities consent requests, and resolving issues with internal teams and IT. Requires strong accuracy, organization, communication, analytical ability, and proficiency with Windows applications and databases.

Advise on accepting and retaining new and existing clients by assessing AML, regulatory, reputational, commercial, and client due diligence risks. Conduct risk assessments, periodic reviews, remediation, monitoring, and record updates. Partner with lawyers, partners, and senior counsel on escalated matters, answer AML queries, analyze intake information, and improve compliance processes, documentation, and systems while using AI tools.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.