Jobs at Clifford Chance

The Technical Consultant will lead and deliver innovative automation solutions using Power Platform while mentoring teams, ensuring high standards, and collaborating on complex business challenges.

Join a major international law firm as a trainee in the Shanghai office. Become part of a collaborative team, learn firm practices, support legal work, and develop professionally through exposure to multinational clients and cross-jurisdictional matters.

Support global Business Development with RFP responses, capability statements, legal directory submissions, client events, communications, BD materials, client feedback and relationship meeting prep. Maintain matter capture, leverage Foundation reporting, assist pipeline tracking, and ensure accuracy of client and matter data.

Clifford Chance seeks intelligent, articulate law graduates for their traineeship program. Candidates must have a master's degree in law and fluency in English, Dutch, and French.

Support monthly client billing processes including preparing and distributing prebills and draft invoices, processing revisions, posting finalized bills, maintaining billing documentation, monitoring WIP and fee arrangements, assisting with e-billing, responding to billing inquiries, and preparing billing reports and projections.

Support the monthly client billing process: prepare and distribute prebills and draft invoices, process revisions, monitor WIP, ensure billing compliance with client agreements and e-billing, post finalized bills, maintain billing documentation, respond to routine billing inquiries, assist with billing reports and projections, and coordinate with partners, attorneys, and Accounts Payable.

Counsel role in the Corporate Transactions & Advisory group handling corporate transactional and advisory matters within the Washington, DC office. Must be admitted to the DC bar. Applicants should submit a resume and law school transcript(s). Position is part of a global firm with collaborative, cross-jurisdictional work.

Support order-to-cash activities including new matter setup, maintaining fee-earner rates, billing, invoice follow-up and collections, liaising with German-speaking offices and offshore teams to reduce lock-up and ensure billing accuracy.

Provide dedicated executive support across APAC hours: manage inboxes and complex calendars, coordinate travel and expenses, prepare documents and iManage records, take minutes, support projects, liaise with international stakeholders, onboard and cover team members, and maintain confidentiality and service excellence.

Senior advisory role responsible for global indirect tax (VAT/GST) risk, compliance, governance and advisory across jurisdictions. Provide technical advice, support global compliance frameworks, lead process and systems projects, manage a Delhi-based team member, and liaise with partners, finance, billing, risk, external advisers and tax authorities.

The Associate will advise clients on capital markets products, engaging in drafting legal documents, risk disclosure reviews, and managing transactions in a dynamic team environment.

Support global Business Development for Corporate/M&A and Private Equity by managing RFP responses, capability statements, legal directory submissions, client events, marketing materials, relationship documents, and opportunity tracking. Maintain matter capture and historical data, leverage reporting to spot trends, and work closely with lawyers and BD colleagues in Germany and internationally to strengthen client engagement and support growth.

Provide autonomous onsite IT support for Clifford Chance Brussels: handle incidents, desktop and meeting-room tech, mobile and video conferencing, assist infrastructure rollouts, deliver user training, manage vendors and local IT assets, and support project rollouts while liaising with regional/global teams.

Lead and oversee complex corporate transactions, providing legal advice on governance, compliance, and risk. Manage and mentor junior associates while maintaining client relationships and staying updated on legal trends.

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.

Seeking Capital Markets Associates for Greater China IPO transactions, requiring legal expertise in financial markets and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include legal documentation, stakeholder liaison, research, and client participation.

A selective, in-person recruiting event for Master-level law students and future trainee lawyers. Participants attend an afternoon of interviews, an interactive legal case study, career insights, office tours and networking. Outstanding attendees may receive offers for future internships or trainee lawyer positions in Luxembourg.

Provide commercial employment law advice on transactional, advisory and contentious matters; draft legal documents; conduct legal research; collaborate with partners and international teams; keep legal knowledge and technical skills up to date.

Join the Tokyo projects practice to lead workstreams on cross-border project development and finance deals. Conduct due diligence, draft/review/ negotiate project and finance documents, liaise with clients, collaborate across offices, and support know‑how development and business development. Role demands strong technical legal skills, commercial judgement, and the ability to handle an intensive workload.

Support Americas Disputes product BD by implementing BD and marketing plans, identifying revenue opportunities, coordinating pitches, events and thought leadership, tracking ROI, and collaborating with partners, regional teams and global BD stakeholders to drive client development and reputation management.