Trainee Lawyer

Job Overview

We are looking for graduates seeking a career in a stimulating and international environment interested in joining our practice areas:

- Corporate M&A: advising major domestic and international companies on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and Antitrust advisory with a particular focus on complex cross-border transactions;
- Global Financial Markets: advising the most influential financial institutions on the Italian scene, including banks, investors, sponsors and lenders - including private equity funds - as well as large corporations, with the opportunity to go in deep in the following areas: bank lending & acquisition finance, capital markets, restructuring and insolvency, finance regulatory, securitisation/ structured finance;
- Tax, Pensions and Employment: providing assistance on Labour and Tax law with a main focus on complex financial structures;
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution: providing advice on different products and transactions such as: intellectual property, GDPR, Risk Management and Compliance, Investigations and Financial Crimes, Civil litigation and arbitration.

Who you will work with

Joining Clifford Chance means not only working alongside the best professionals in the Italian market but also collaborating daily in teams with leading legal experts in all countries within the network.

Thanks to the widespread presence and the expertise of its lawyers, Clifford Chance offers the opportunity to access to a real observatory of the highest quality and authority on macro-trends underway globally, appreciated and consulted by major customers and newspapers around the world.

What you will do

You will be given the chance to handle a variety of work and be involved in working closely with clients and other lawyers. This means that you will develop outstanding transactional and organisational skills as well as developing superb technical abilities.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for career progression.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to grow continuously and develop your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning

About the Firm and the Italy Offices

We were one of the first international law firms to open offices in Italy - Rome in 1993 and Milan in 1994. We know the Italian market very well and have long experience of cross-border deals.

We have invested in our Italian offices and we are now one of the few firms who can offer clients a full-service capability. Our team of approximately 100 lawyers comprises professionals qualified to practice in Italy, the UK, and the US and all our lawyers are permanently based in Italy.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures and languages. In a world where commercial success increasingly relies on globalisation, we offer clients a truly international perspective.

Over the last decades we have been working on a number of landmark deals and high-profile cases - among them in 1990s the privatisations of Banca di Roma, BNL, Alitalia and Autostrade. These transactions and our way of working - teams of lawyers led by highly-experienced partners - helped to change the landscape of the Italian legal market.

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees, Fee Earners and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfers and every other aspect of employment.

Our goal is to deliver equality of opportunity, equality of aspiration and equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. Find out more here.

For any additional information regarding working at Clifford Chance, please visit our** **LinkedIn Page**

Your career experience so far

You are ideally a recent graduate or graduate and enrolled on a Master's course, with an excellent academic background and an excellent knowledge of the English language.

You will be a self-starter but also a team player with strong communication, analytical and drafting skills, able to lead deals while managing different work-streams.

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