Business Essentials
This 10-15 minute virtual internship offers an introduction to careers in law and provides valuable insight into whether a legal career could be right for you. You'll explore two of our key practice areas, Corporate Transactions & Advisory (CT&A) and Restructuring & Insolvency (R&I), and gain an understanding of the work our lawyers do in these areas. Enjoyed the experience? Take the next step by exploring our more in-depth virtual internships to further develop your understanding of commercial law, legal practice and life at Clifford Chance.
Financing the Real Economy
Structured Asset Backed Real Estate delivers innovative asset-backed financing solutions that support economic activity and financial market stability. This virtual internship provides insight into how we help clients navigate complex financial markets, manage risk and structure financing transactions, while showcasing the type of work undertaken by our lawyers and the typical tasks completed by trainees in this practice area.
Cyber Security
Cyber security is a complex, rapidly evolving and global challenge for businesses across every sector. Clifford Chance works with some of the world's leading corporates to help protect their business operations, manage cyber security and data protection risks, and respond effectively in the event of a cyber security incident or data breach. This virtual internship provides insight into our cyber security and technology practice, the challenges facing clients, and the type of work undertaken by our lawyers in this fast-moving area of law.
Climate Change
Climate change is becoming a significant business risk, and the consequences of inaction for organisations can be severe.
In this programme, you will complete practical tasks focused on climate-related risks that businesses and our clients may face. You'll gain insight into the role lawyers play in helping clients understand, manage and respond to these challenges, while developing your knowledge of climate change, sustainability and business risk in a legal context.
Business & Human Rights
Businesses are increasingly being held accountable for conducting business responsibly and upholding human rights across their operations, supply chains and commercial activities.
In this job simulation, you will complete tasks focused on the human rights risks and responsible business challenges that our clients may face. You will gain insight into how lawyers advise clients on identifying, managing and mitigating human rights risks, while developing an understanding of the role legal professionals play in helping organisations approach these complex issues.
Risk and Resilience – a Swiss Re and Clifford Chance Collaboration
Swiss Re is a leading company in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Swiss Re insures, invests, operates and shares knowledge in a way that tackles sustainability challenges and creates long-term value.
Clifford Chance has collaborated with Swiss Re to create this program to help you build a foundational understanding of the different types of insurance and reinsurance policies available to cover climate risks.
Community & Pro Bono
The Clifford Chance global pro bono and community strategy focuses on contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through our global pro bono and community initiatives, we harness the skills, expertise and experience of our people to deliver positive, lasting and sustainable contributions towards the achievement of the SDGs and create meaningful social impact in the communities where we operate.
