Grow with us
An opportunity to grow
We will give you the opportunity to build a depth of understanding and confidence in your career that will help you to work across cultures and succeed within the wider business environment. Joining us will mean that you are working alongside colleagues who are leaders in their field. You’ll learn from established experts whilst working in a stimulating and challenging commercial environment. One where your unique talents can be developed and make a real impact.
In addition, you will have exceptional opportunities to develop and broaden your skills through individually tailored in-house training and development programmes provided by the firm’s Academy. Our continued investment in our team members to help them reach their full potential is a key part of our global strategy aimed at developing talent and driving continuous innovation for our clients. We want to be at the forefront of the emerging elite group of international law firms.
At Clifford Chance, you'll be part of an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture. We have well-defined and integrated talent management practices that focus on your development and growth right from the time that you join us. There are several career advancement opportunities offered through internal job postings and secondments. We facilitate various learning and skill-development interventions throughout your career journey in the form of behavioural and technical training, management development and education assistance programmes.
Global exposure
International secondments-many of our colleagues have had the opportunity to spend time on secondment at one of our international offices.
Secondments allow you to gain valuable experience and share your working life with overseas colleagues, thereby deepening relationships and strengthening bonds. Secondments to different Clifford Chance offices can help in broadening your skills and experience through international exposure and provide an opportunity to work with senior stakeholders. Secondees get a chance to work on different global projects, grasp new skillsets and transfer their knowledge to the local teams, building global process ownership.
Training & Development
At Clifford Chance, we are committed to your growth and success. Our Training and Development initiatives are designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in your career. Our comprehensive training and development programs are designed to nurture technical, behavioral and leadership skills ensuring that our employees are well-equipped to excel in their roles. In our commitment to excellence, we offer a blend of in-house developed, online modules and external training to our employees. In addition to this, our L&D team designs custom learning programs to address the unique requirements of the firm. Collaborating with external training partners allows us to provide diverse perspectives and cutting-edge insights. Take charge of your development journey, explore our wide range of resources, and let's grow together!
Professional Development Programmes
Our Professional Development Programmes offer a robust foundation in core skills necessary for adept management of both people and projects. We provide an unparalleled platform for leadership development, ensuring that our participants receive top-notch guidance from industry experts from premium institutes.
Our flagship program – Stepping Into Leadership – is meticulously designed to cultivate the potential leaders of tomorrow. It is an exclusive and customized initiative designed specifically for team managers at Clifford Chance.
In addition to this, we regularly curate a diverse array of management and leadership development initiatives. These programs are carefully tailored to foster the growth of leadership skills crucial for your professional success and continued advancement. Join us on a transformative journey, where our commitment to your development goes beyond the ordinary, propelling you toward unparalleled success and sustained professional growth.
Clifford Chance Academy
The Academy provides integrated training and continuous professional education to support you throughout your career. The Academy delivers technical and business skills training to everyone in the firm, in person and online. It allows you to access learning materials at your convenience, making learning flexible and adaptable to your schedule. We emphasise continuous professional development at every stage of your career, so training is available to all. The training and mentoring you will receive ensures that you are up-to-date with domain expertise and enables you to develop business skills in areas such as Client Focus and Marketing, Innovation & Best Delivery, Leadership Community & Collaboration and Strategy and Commercial Insight. Along with technical and behavioural skills, we also have a Tech Academy team to help you keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of technology.
Tech Academy
The Tech Academy provides our people with online training and resources, as well as a global programme of face-to-face workshops, ensuring we remain on top of the latest technology trends and issues our clients are facing. The portal houses a range of online training programmes and webinars, short summaries of key technologies and trends, a glossary of useful terms and links to other resources. In addition to the online courses, there are full-day training courses that have been held around the world on a range of topics, from e-commerce to artificial intelligence, block-chain, data privacy and cyber-security.