Mid-level lawyer – Employment

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: finance and banking; capital markets; corporate and M&A; real estate; tax pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution.

Clifford Chance has 33 offices around the world. Every day, around 6 000 staff members worldwide work together and with our clients to find solutions to issues arising in all aspects of business law. In our Paris office, more than 200 lawyers work on all types of complex, innovative matters, each one needing specialist understanding of the specific context of the relevant market.

The Paris Employment team assists on a wide range of corporate clients and financial institutions on a range of complex employment issues including litigation and dispute resolution, works councils and unions and the employment aspects of all types of corporate transaction.

Your role

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a member of our Employment team, you will provide expert, commercial advice covering a wide range of employment law issues. You will in particular be expected to:

• Draft legal documents (memoranda, pleadings, contracts…) clearly and concisely,
• Work with Partners and associates from different backgrounds and nationality.
• Create solutions using your legal expertise and apply effective research techniques.
• Be proactive in keeping your legal knowledge and technical skills up to date.

Your experience

We are seeking a lawyer who obtained the CAPA and completed postgraduate studies in labor law or postgraduate studies in private business law. You have at least 3 years of experience in the practice.

Expected skills

• Strong writing, communication, and analytical skills.
• You must desire to work within an international environment of excellence, where you will have the chance to collaborate on the most interesting deals. As part of a global and extensive practice, teamwork is essential, and you will often collaborate with colleagues in our overseas offices.
• The ideal candidate should be passionate, flexible, available, precise, and capable of working in a team.

Opportunities for Growth

At Clifford Chance, we are committed to your professional development. You will have access to training programs (online and offsite all over the world), mentorship, and career advancement opportunities to help you grow as a legal professional. Our team’s collaborative environment and the firm’s global network will provide you with the platform to build a successful career in the profession.

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 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, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.