Job Description
The role
This role will focus on transactional derivatives and structured products, including OTC fixed income, credit and equity based derivatives, asset backed securities, repackaging programmes, collateral documentation and structures, repos, stock loans, credit and equity-linked notes, synthetic securitisation and insurance linked securities.
Who you will work with
Our Derivatives and Structured Products group is an acknowledged market leader. Our work reflects the dynamism and volatility of today’s financial markets, where competitive edge is built on innovation, foresight and speed of delivery.
Our Derivatives and Structured Products group in London is made up of 11 Partners and 34 Lawyers and 7 trainees.
What you will be responsible for
The majority of our work is cross-border or international. You can expect to work on a mix of large and small transactional matters, as well as strategic projects for our bank and financial investor/fund clients. We also collaborate extensively with other practice areas across the firm to provide input and advice on the structured finance elements of their transactions. These can range from loan hedging on infrastructure transactions to running a assisting with major corporate transactions.
What you will do
We work with the world's leading financial institutions and financial investor/fund clients. The innovation and legal creativity which we bring to new financial products and financial market strategies is fundamental to the outcome of our clients’ businesses.
Our market-leading experience attracts the most complex, challenging and ground-breaking deals to the firm. This, in turn, has enabled us to attract some of the best and most ambitious lawyers to assist our clients and build one of the market’s leading, and most diverse, practices.
Qualifications
Your experience
We are interested to hear from outstanding junior to mid-level lawyers with experience in transactional derivatives and structured products – ideally including OTC fixed income, credit and equity based derivatives, asset backed securities, repackaging programmes, collateral documentation and structures, repos, stock loans, credit and equity-linked notes, synthetic securitisations and insurance linked securities, either from a similarly high profile private practice or with relevant legal in-house experience. We are very open to candidates from or with experience gained in other leading financial centres outside London.
We expect an outstanding academic history and first rate legal skills, combined with excellent transactional and management skills.
You will naturally be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should also demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills, along with a high level of commercial awareness and will have experience of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.
Company Description
Who we are
We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.
Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.
You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.
Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.
Additional Information
Awards and Accolades
The group has been consistently ranked highly in Chambers UK for "Financial Services: UK-wide" & Legal 500 "Financial Services" categories. Some of our recent awards and rankings include:
Band 1: Derivatives and Structured Products
Legal 500 UK 2025
Winner: Team of the year: Structured finance and securitisation
IFLR Europe Awards 2023 and 2020
Winner: Global Law Firm of the Year - Overall
GlobalCapital – Global Derivatives Awards 2023 and 2021
Winner : Global Law Firm of the Year
Risk.Net Risk Awards 2024
Winner: European Law Firm of the Year
GlobalCapital – Global Derivatives Awards [2025 embargoed until 11 Sep], 2020
SRT Law Firm of the Year
GlobalCapital European Securitisation Awards 2025
Law Firm of the Year
SCI Capital Relief Trades Awards 2023, 2021 and 2019
How we will support you
From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.
Hybrid Working
This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.
What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment
When you join Clifford Chance, you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK, please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.
Equal Opportunities
At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.
We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.
We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.
Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.
Find out more about our inclusive culture here
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