Jobs at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

The Strategic Projects Manager will manage multiple strategic initiatives, prepare executive communications, analyze data, and support financial oversight while collaborating with senior leadership and driving project effectiveness.

Support sector-led business development and marketing for Private Capital (Real Estate focus). Develop strategic plans, produce credentials and pitch materials, run targeted campaigns, maintain CRM and knowledge platforms, coordinate events and legal directory submissions, and build relationships with senior stakeholders to drive client engagement and market positioning across global markets.

Conduct targeted compliance reviews and data-driven monitoring focused on financial compliance. Perform data analysis, user access reviews, and assess controls (payments, billing, T&E, banking). Develop analytics, dashboards and automated exception reporting, document findings and track remediation, and work with Finance, Legal, Data and Internal Audit to strengthen compliance oversight.

Provide specialist corporate tax advice across M&A, finance and restructuring, real estate and tax disputes, often on multi-jurisdictional matters. Work includes client advisory, contentious tax representation, collaborating with international offices, potential client secondments, and contributing to business development and knowledge management.

Assess and process business acceptance requests, manage securities dealing and AML compliance, maintain client/matter data accuracy, respond to audits and ad hoc research queries within a global legal risk team.

The HR Project Manager will lead HR initiatives, manage cross-functional projects, and collaborate with HR teams to optimize organizational effectiveness and improve HR service delivery.

Lead business development activities for the Restructuring & Insolvency practice: market analysis, client strategy, proposals, relationship-building, and campaign support. Manage multiple projects, collaborate with senior fee earners, produce high-quality written and presentation materials, and proactively drive opportunities to completion while maintaining discretion and high attention to detail.

The Business Acceptance Lawyer/Advisor advises on conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering, and compliance, ensuring effective risk management for clients.

Advise on partnership structure, governance and constitutional matters. Support partner lifecycle issues, structural changes, regulatory and compliance considerations, and strategic projects. Liaise with General Counsel, Partnership Accounting and business stakeholders, contribute to risk management, policy development, PI insurance renewals, and training. Provide legal research, draftings and senior-level briefings to support firm governance and operational initiatives.

Manage and implement client rate agreements, maintain fee earner and matter data, review financial information for new matters, support pricing queries, perform system maintenance, produce reports, and recommend process improvements to support billing and commercial pricing operations.

Join Freshfields' antitrust practice to advise clients on competition and trade law, manage transactions, and participate in business development.

Lead marketing and business development strategy for the Capital Markets & Finance practice across the UK and CE. Own bid strategy, proposals and pitches; manage stakeholder engagement; oversee content, campaigns, events and awards; track relationships and results in Salesforce; drive headline campaigns and adopt Gen AI tools; coach colleagues and contribute to BD process improvements.

This role involves managing early careers processes for Trainee Associates, supporting their training and development, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance their experience.

The role involves advising clients on competition and trade law, developing merger clearance strategies, and engaging with authorities. Candidates must be motivated team players with strong communication skills.

The Senior Business Development Manager will lead marketing strategies, drive client engagement, manage pitches, and foster relationships within the firm, while utilizing AI tools and marketing technology to enhance client relationships and marketing efforts.

Lead the strategy and delivery of Legal & Risk systems, manage cloud transformation, and collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure successful implementation.

Lead the UK Dispute Resolution business development strategy, manage a high-performing team, and enhance client engagement and visibility.