Innovation & Best Delivery Intern

This internship offers a unique opportunity to delve into the exciting world of legal innovation. You'll join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming how we deliver complex legal services, shaping the future of the firm. Here's what you can expect:

• Support end-to-end strategic projects from the initial identification of user requirements to Proof-of-Concept development to deployment.
• Gather and synthesise input from various stakeholders to inform Innovation team initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including timelines, budgets, and communication plans. Help prepare presentations and reports to communicate project progress and findings to stakeholders.
• Conduct research and analysis on legal industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in legal innovation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues from Continuous Improvement, Technology, Legal Project Management, Business Development, Communications, and Knowledge & Information to understand their roles and contributions to firm-wide transformation plans.
• Drive the promotion of and engagement with the Innovation & Best Delivery Program through knowledge sharing and delivery of training and other presentations internally to lawyers and business services professionals in APAC.
• Elevate the firm's external profile as a thought leader in innovation through initiatives including digital campaigns, industry outreach with government bodies and the larger LegalTech ecosystem, blog and social media posts, etc.
• Other ad-hoc tasks as delegated by the team.

• Penultimate students of any degree discipline or graduates with up to 3 years of work experience are welcome to apply. Experience in a related sector (Legal or Technology) is preferable.
• Intellectual Curiosity: A passion for exploring new ideas, technologies, and approaches to tackle complex legal challenges.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences.
• Project Management: Experience with project planning, organization, and meeting deadlines.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with diverse professionals from various departments.
• Knowledge in data analytics, NLP, AI, RPA is advantageous.

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: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution.

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