Our Firm

As one of the leading international law firms, our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people. We believe every career at Clifford Chance 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. Because when you work alongside people who inspire you just as much as they admire you, every day is an opportunity to expand your horizons.

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 our teams. Whatever your area of expertise, Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

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Working for Clifford Chance in Prague

Prague is a beautiful city with a great history and with much to offer, both culturally and socially. It is an enjoyable place to live and work. The office is centrally located near the Wenceslav Square in the heart of the business and financial community. Our office has a strong team of legal professionals, including a pool of Czech, Slovak and English-qualified lawyers, ensuring we are able to advise on both local, regional and international matters. Our clients include multi-nationals, domestic corporations, financial institutions and investment funds. We are a sociable office with a healthy mix of challenging lawyering and off-duty relaxation.

Exceptional performance with the most Band 1 rankings in Chambers Europe 2023

The Chambers Europe Guide ranks leading lawyers and law firms across Europe, providing insights and market intelligence for law firm clients as well as legal professionals. We received an exceptional ranking performance in the 2023 edition of the Chambers Europe guide with 68 Band 1 rankings overall, which is more than any other firm. In addition, the firm has 11 Band 1 rankings in the Europe-wide categories, more than any other law firm in Europe. These rankings clearly demonstrate the collective strength of Clifford Chance's European capabilities.

Why join the firm in the Czech Republic?

With twenty-five years of experience in the Czech Republic, we have a broad understanding of the local and Central and Eastern European markets. Our team is made up of Partners and fee-earners and includes lawyers qualified in English, Czech and Slovak law. We opened our Prague office in 1995 and work with domestic, regional and international clients.

Complex projects across the CEE region

We have close working-relationships with colleagues from across the CEE region and with partner law firms in neighbouring countries. The firm's reach in the region is further expanded by foreign law desks, such as our Prague-based Slovak desk which features a team of lawyers with expert knowledge and practical experience of Slovak law. Widely recognised as a leading law firm on the Czech market, we are ranked by the most respected legal directories as a top tier firm in the key legal disciplines on which we primarily focus.

Virtual tour - Prague office

Are you curious how our office look like? Watch the video and see our office and know about the people.

Reception desk

Our reception desk – first contact point for our staff but also visitors

Meeting room

Our biggest meeting room, where events for clients or internal events take part.

Library

Our office has two floors, in the lower one is common space with huge library.

Common space

Common space where we can rest, prepare and eat lunch, make coffee, meet colleagues but also exercise yoga and Pilates.

Meeting room

Less formal meeting room belongs to the most used and preferable.

Antitrust

Our global network of over 190 antitrust lawyers covers all the key hubs of Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US, enabling us to support our clients on their most complex and important antitrust matters across the world. Our antitrust teams work together to solve multinational antitrust issues, taking into account the interplay between different practices and rules, and always mindful of the practical implications antitrust issues may have on our clients' business.

Corporate And M&A

Our leading corporate practice are integral to some of the largest and most complex transactions in the world. Our clients include more than half of the Global Fortune 500, who we service with full international capabilities across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Within our largest practice area, we cover technology, media and communications, financial institutions, private funds, antitrust, corporate and IP.

Global Financial Markets

We are one of the top global advisers in the market, covering some of the world's most complex and innovative deals. Our lawyers are market-leading and work across all areas of capital markets and general finance. We deliver advice to a wide range of clients, including banks, financial institutions, corporates and private equity funds.

Global Tech Group

Our Tech Group is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of over 400 technology-focused lawyers around the world delivering holistic, joined-up advice covering the many strands of law and deal-making where Clifford Chance advises. We deliver expert legal advice to clients on their most exciting, complex and transformational tech-related matters, providing fantastic career opportunities for our recruits.

Innovation

Innovation is action. Proven by what we do, not what we say. Putting evolution into evidence, in every facet of our work, every day. Whether it's the way we work today and how we pave the way for future methods, or the new answers we bring to our clients. Our capabilities, digital solutions, insights and research speak for themselves. And so do the results. We use a range of specialised capabilities in the delivery of our legal services including expert project management and continuous improvement, specialist resourcing through our delivery centres, cutting edge legal technology and data science, and a dedicated research and development team who design and build digital solutions with and for our clients.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

We regularly represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration and investigations, accounting for some of the largest and most significant actions. Our lawyers work on high-profile, diverse and intellectually stimulating matters that span across our global network.

Real Estate

Our leading real estate team work with clients in every aspect of the market – from investors, developers and occupiers to banks, insurance companies, private equity groups, funds and asset managers. We combine legal expertise and market knowledge across construction, real estate investment trusts, real estate and the environment.

Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives

We have one of the world's largest international tax, pensions, employment and incentives groups within a single law firm. Our practice spans seamlessly across our global network, which makes us uniquely placed to provide market leading advice to our high-profile clients. We advise on a full spectrum of work, including M&A, structured finance, tax risk management and complex real estate transactions.

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