Clifford Chance is a leading international law firm delivering innovative and practical legal solutions to corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. The firm's rapid expansion through a series of groundbreaking mergers has fostered a culture that is both pioneering and entrepreneurial, flexible and open. The culture emphasises the fundamental importance of teamwork and of providing dynamic career opportunities for its people.
Clifford Chance's international network of offices, provides clients with local expertise in all major markets and offers trainees and lawyers unmatched opportunities for international exposure, as well as the very real prospect of secondments to overseas offices and to major client organisations.
The firm's scale and reach across six global practices — Corporate, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Tax, Pensions and Employment — each features many different teams that work together and share a deep understanding of their clients and the sectors they work in. Working within these teams will constitute the main part of training and will provide the foundations for the trainee's future career.
Trainees at Clifford Chance can look forward to learning about business and law in a diverse and supportive environment, with exposure to deals and clients that populate the business headlines. In addition, the firm's commitment to an extensive range of pro bono and community projects further adds to the breadth of opportunity, enabling lawyers to use their skills and business experience and develop truly rewarding legal careers.