Experienced Lawyers

Achieve your full potential through exposure to different clients on complex, high-profile work as part of our collegiate global community. Here, global reach means more than location. It’s the way we work beyond borders. Sharing ideas, knowledge and local market expertise on cross-jurisdictional work, our teams learn and develop together. We encourage creativity and diversity of thought. So, bring your international mindset and collaborative approach and we’ll empower you to explore different ways of working and unlock new ways forward for clients. We’ll value the contributions you make to the firm’s vision. And we’ll support you to embrace every challenge – to make the progress you want.

Clifford Chance is one of the world's pre-eminent law firms. With a global reach and thousands of lawyers working from dozens of offices around the world, we offer expert advice to clients on all aspects of commercial law.

We work with multinationals, governments and regulatory bodies across five continents. Many of our deals are newsworthy. Often they demand the kind of knowledge that only international, cross-practice teams can provide.

Our reputation in the field is formidable. That's why organisations turn to us not just for legal expertise but for advice on their most critical business issues.

This is what our seven practice areas provide. It’s a no-nonsense, can-do culture. Partners are hands-on with the work and newly qualified lawyers are expected to demonstrate leadership behaviour from a very early stage. Every single person is critical to the success of the team. The quality of our trainees and lawyers helps us to deliver the best for our clients and this is a key reason why clients come back to us.

Whatever your path, you'll gain an insight into our global deals, our high-profile clients and our collaborative culture. As an integral member of the team, you'll also rapidly develop your legal and business skills.

Corporate – M&A, Funds and Commercial Contracts & Antitrust Energy, Mining and Infrastructure Global Financial Markets Global Tech Group Litigation & Dispute Resolution Real Estate Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives

Corporate – M&A, Funds and Commercial Contracts & Antitrust

We lead high value, complex M&A (including public takeovers), private equity and other corporate finance deals for the leading local and international banks, corporations and financial investors. The team has a sound understanding of the business and legal environment across a number of industry sectors.

The corporate team has a wide range of expertise and experience in mergers, acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings, private equity, securities law, equity capital markets, privatisations, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, cooperation agreements, corporate governance and private funds. The group also comprises of a team of lawyers specialising in anti-trust/European law.

Energy, Mining and Infrastructure

Over the past ten years, we have been involved in almost all the major energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Morocco, whether as adviser to foreign and local investors or lenders. Our work involves accompanying clients (corporates, financial institutions, Private Equity houses) across the full spectrum of sectors. This broad coverage allows us to be familiar with the latest market trends, understands the requirements of key stakeholders and enables us, as lawyers, to create tailor-made and innovative solutions.

Global Financial Markets

We are one of the top global advisers in the market, covering some of the world's most complex and innovative deals. Our lawyers are market-leading and work across all areas of capital markets and general finance. We deliver advice to a wide range of clients, including banks, financial institutions, corporates and private equity funds.

Global Tech Group

Our Tech Group is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of over 400 technology-focused lawyers around the world delivering holistic, joined-up advice covering the many strands of law and deal-making where Clifford Chance advises. We deliver expert legal advice to clients on their most exciting, complex and transformational tech-related matters, providing fantastic career opportunities for our recruits.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

We regularly represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration and investigations, accounting for some of the largest and most significant actions.

Clifford Chance's global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice has around 500 lawyers based in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the United States, who are experienced in the full spectrum of litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory issues that our clients face. Our highly qualified teams are focused on resolving high risk litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations.

Real Estate

The dedicated real estate practice group, led by two partners, advises on all aspects of real estate including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholders agreements, construction and development, global asset management, real estate finance, restructuring and funds. This highly experienced team has the capability to undertake complex work, wherever our clients require, and whatever the legal nature of the transaction. The Paris real estate team represents all players in the real estate market – from developers and investors to financial institutions, as well as landlords and tenants in relation to retail, office and industrial leases.

Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives

The dedicated tax team in the Paris office, led by three partners, provides a full range of advisory tax services relating to mergers & acquisitions, LBOs, corporate restructurings joint ventures, real estate and finance. The team also specialises in financial modelling and funds structuring and has a deep experience in tax litigation, employee profit sharing and incentive share plans. The group also comprises teams of lawyers specialising in Employee Benefits & Employment law.

The Real Contract celebrates what it’s like to be a lawyer at Clifford Chance. Hear stories from six lawyers, across our global offices, at different stages of their careers, as they write a letter to their past selves reflecting on moments in their legal careers and what The Real Contract means to them.

Thierry Schoen, one of our former M&A partners, talks about his role in the financial rescue of Peugeot by Dongfeng Motor Group. The deal was multi-faceted and required expertise from Clifford Chance offices around the world, involving lawyers from China, the U.S. and Australia.