Job Description
Research and Know-how
- Performing research on complex legal topics;
- Providing legal support to the team on complex matters that require tailor-made legal solutions;
- Drafting/contributing to legal memoranda, practice notes and client briefings on specific topics;
- Coordinate and actively contribute to the drafting of various internal/external publications;
- Prepare communications to clients to disseminate Clifford Chance expertise and knowledge.
Training – Learning and development
- Keeping up on legal developments and disseminate legal knowledge& updates to the team;
- Contribute to junior lawyer education program;
- Gather know-how of the department and contribute to the knowledge collection of the team;
- Organize regular internal meetings and conferences to share legal updates and knowledge.
Template library
- Maintain and enhance the template library;
- Identify areas of development/ missing documents and organise the creation of new templates;
- Update of knowledge platforms, monitoring databases, gathering and indexing information and documents.
Local and global initiatives – Project management relating to KM initiatives
- Ensure coordination and alignment of legal knowledge management initiatives within the Luxembourg office and across the firm;
- Actively participate in any local and global initiative in terms of Knowledge Management.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- An excellent academic background in law;
- Experience in the drafting, publication of articles;
- Proven track record of conferences, presentations and training organisation;
- A strong set of project management skills;
- An interest in and experience of civil/contract law and ideally private international law, security/collateral and insolvency law matters.
Interpersonal skills
- Good analytical and research skills;
- Project management, organizational and planning skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects and meet deadlines;
- Ability to be self-motivated and work independently and to drive projects and initiatives to completion;
- Strong presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Enthusiastic, positive and proactive attitude with pragmatic and hands-on approach;
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail and meticulous follow-through;
- Ability to work as part of a team and with lawyers of all levels of seniority.
Language and IT skills
- Fluent in English and French. German and/or Luxembourgish would be considered as an asset;
- Strong command of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook;
- Experience in using knowledge management tools and software will be considered as plus.
Company Description
We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 33 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 of an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.
We are seeking a highly motivated knowledge lawyer to oversee activities within the Global Financial Markets (GFM) practice area. With around 130 lawyers and 15 Partners, the Luxembourg Office of Clifford Chance is a leading player in the Luxembourg legal services market.
We work on many complex legal matters which require tailor-made legal advice and providing solutions at the cutting-edge of legal innovation for our clients. We are therefore looking for a lawyer with an excellent academic background, ideally covering civil law, contract law, private international law, security/collateral and insolvency law and who can proactively bring value-add to the fee-earners of the practice/group by gathering and spreading legal knowledge and know-how. Working alongside the transactional lawyers, the role will be expected to deliver on a variety of regular support activities, notably doing legal research, drafting memoranda or practice notes, contributing to templates, to the regulatory watch, know-how dissemination and management and training.
The successful applicant will report to Partners in charge of the GFM practice area. He/she will also liaise with the different people within the network and within the Luxembourg office in charge of Knowledge Management, to maximise the use of Clifford Chance global resources and share best practices.
Additional Information
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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