Teams at Clifford Chance

Two-year legal traineeship for graduates of PRC law schools and junior PRC lawyers. Trainees attend lectures, workshops, and e-learning courses while rotating across the firm’s practice areas alongside experienced lawyers. The program is designed to provide broad legal experience and training, with the expectation that successful trainees will progress into associate or assistant roles.

Manage complex legal matters and client projects by preparing scopes, budgets, and resource plans; tracking workstreams, risks, accruals, and scope changes; coordinating multidisciplinary teams; implementing legal technology; and delivering presentations and workshops. The role partners directly with lawyers, clients, and internal stakeholders to improve matter delivery, manage budgets, and implement pragmatic solutions across major legal projects.

Supports commercial teams, partners, and lawyers across the order-to-cash lifecycle. Manages billing, collections, working capital, WIP, and debtor balances while minimizing financial risk and ensuring compliance with IFRS and LUXGAAP. Leads partner WIP and debt meetings, provides commercial advice, resolves financial issues, supports forecasting, coordinates commercial specialists, manages client commercial matters, and trains Commercial Assistants.