Clifford Chance is a truly integrated global law firm. With 28 offices in 20* countries, we are committed to providing the highest quality professional advice, combining technical expertise with a deep understanding of the commercial environment in which our clients operate.
The firm advises today's leading organisations on complex and critical legal issues, building long-term relationships with the businesses and communities around us. Recent awards recognising success in client work and a pioneering approach include Law Firm of the Year (The Lawyer Awards 2006), Best International Practice Award: Private Equity (PLC Which Lawyer? 2006 Awards) Banking Law Firm of the Year (Who is Who Legal Awards 2006); and International Law Firm of the Year (IFLR Asian 2007).
Principal Areas of Work
Capital Markets: Provides full-service US and UK securities law capability - the law of choice for most international transactions - complemented by first class local securities law expertise. The practice acts on a wide variety of public and private debt and equity securities offerings, where proceeds are used to finance a range of needs. The securitisation group is consistently ranked as the leading global practice, advising the primary market participants. Its sister corporate trusts group is the market leading and largest dedicated trustee group in London.
Corporate: Leads high value, complex M&A, private equity and other critical corporate finance deals for the world's leading corporations. Partners combine technical expertise in global cross-border deals with a business focused, innovative approach, leading teams of lawyers in working closely with clients to access the full breadth of the firm's intellectual and logistical resources.
Finance: With lawyers located in major financial and commercial centres across the globe, the firm has the world's pre-eminent and largest finance practice. It provides advice on the full spectrum of financial products including bank lending, acquisition finance, asset finance, derivatives, project finance, restructuring, insolvency and structured finance. The practice also works on national and international regulatory developments and strategic issues for financial institutions.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution: This global practice, the world's largest and most comprehensive, has experience in virtually all segments of the business and financial markets across multiple jurisdictions. It works with clients to resolve disputes through arbitration, litigation and other techniques. It also helps clients to develop compliance programmes aimed at minimising future litigation risks.
Real Estate: Acting for the real estate industry's leading players, this global real estate practice advises on the full range of real estate-related transactions. Forward thinking and commercial in approach, with a recognised ability to deliver complex deals, the practice handles the entire property 'life-cycle' from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit, as well as tax structuring, PFI/PPP, corporate outsourcing, planning, environment and litigation.
Tax, Pensions & Employment: The tax practice comprises of dedicated specialists and is one of the largest in the world. It offers legal expertise on international and domestic taxation - covering a wide range of financing, investment, corporate and commercial issues - and advises on VAT, disputes, litigation and transfer pricing. The firm is a market leader in employee benefits and share plans and the leading pan-European employment group advises on all key employment issues. The highly regarded international pensions practice advises companies, trustees and product providers and works jointly with the litigation practice on pensions litigation matters.
As well as recruiting the best people, we insist on the professional development of all our employees. Our lawyers work continuously to develop both legal and personal skills through the training programmes offered by the 'in-house' law education system, the Clifford Chance Academy.
Our international capabilities include offices in: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Padua, Paris, Prague, Rome, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Warsaw and Washington DC.
Recruitment contact: Zahra Clements
Graduate Recruitment contact: Caroline Beaton
Visit www.cliffordchance.com/careers for more information on opportunities within the firm.
* Includes an associated office in Bucharest.
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Contact: HR Solutions
Email: contacthr@cliffordchance.com
URL: http://www.cliffordchance.com/careers
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