Clifford Chance

Practice Areas

Clifford Chance practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.

Hiring Criteria

Clifford Chance follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.

Clifford Chance ensures that those they hire get benefitted by learning how to maintain the highest global standards of business and law. The firm believes in being uncompromising in quality and scale of resources necessary to meet clients' needs. Clifford Chance offers law students a chance to join a major US practice firm which has 34 offices worldwide. The integrated worldwide firm provides legal advice to the world's topmost financial institutions and corporations while also participating in legal standings for governments. The combination our multi-lingual and worldwide resources make the company uniquely qualified to handle complex transactions and disputes. Clifford Chance attorneys can practice in different offices around the world. Dedication and creativity are the hallmarks of the firm while also encouraging to the collegial atmosphere. Clifford Chance has always maintained working relationships with top clients which would enrich all those working there. The law student's exposure to the complex cross-border litigation cases and transactions is bound to boost overall knowledge, insight and confidence. Working with high-profile clients is a blessing for learning which will enhance any lawyer's ability to think through a range of challenges for bringing out several successful completions.

Pro bono

Despite the increased demand of the firm's lawyers' time, Clifford Chance attaches great importance to pro bono work. Pro bono work is acknowledged during the appraisals of each of the lawyers but those who take part in it are not motivated by any reward. Justice is what drives them to take a career in the law and pro bono work gives them an outside perspective to the world outside business law and also a valuable opportunity to make social impact. For a Clifford Chance lawyer, all types of pro bono work is included. Sometimes, some of them spend evenings working in local community legal clinic while some monitor the proceedings in major international courts. Many work outside the in-house legal teams for different clients thereby strengthening many business relationships.

Notable cases

Global 2012 awards: Receives multiple prizes at the ALB Australasian awards Wins International Law Firm of the Year 2012 at first Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards Wins TMT Middle East Law Firm of the Year Award for third consecutive year Advice recognition on 10 Airfinance Journal Deals of the Year Crowned Pan-European Legal Advisor of the Year Named Law Firm of the Year (transactions) in the 2011 Private Equity International Awards Tops the PLC Private Equity Super League Recognition at Chambers Europe Awards Advice recognition on three Asia Pacific deals of the year 2011 as voted by Project Finance Magazine Advice recognition on 'Equity Deal of the Year' Awarded by Asia Legal Business China Law Awards 2011 Receives 11 awards at the IFLR Europe Awards, including 'International Law Firm of the Year' Wins Spanish Law Firm of the Year 2011, at the MIP Global Awards 2012 Wins Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year in Europe Awarded European and North American Fund Formation Law Firm awards by PERE magazine Clifford Chance is awarded two top prizes by Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2012 Recognition of Partners in their field of expertise at the ILO Client Choice Awards Wins 'Restructuring Team of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards Awarded 'In-house Community Firm of the Year 2011' by Asian-Mena Counsel Magazine Wins 'Best Islamic Legal Advisory Firm' at the Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards ceremony held in February 2012

Clifford Chance believes that global law firms need to take into account local law and standards to be successful. The firm believes in equal opportunities beyond mere compliance with anti-discrimination. Promoting diversity in the work environment is one of our main ideals where everyone gets a chance to succeed. No discrimination is encouraged on the basis of gender, marital and civil partnership status or even on grounds of social or economic background and disability. The firm denounces religious dogmatism and anything prohibited under applicable law. Clifford Chance encourages hiring of people with varying backgrounds who can bring ideas and innovations to the table. To encourage the individuality of each of the colleagues is a fundamental aspect of the firm's values and critical to its business success. The firm has applied the equal Opportunities policy on all grounds, including recruitment and selection along with employment terms: pay, promotion, and training. Individual abilities and merits are taken into consideration during selection. All interests of the employees are secured by a broad range of policies, practices and procedures by the company too.

Summer associate program

Clifford Chance recognizes how critical it is for law students to get some work experience before they complete their studies. Internships are offered to students who are living in the US or overseas so that they get to learn how to work in an international law firm. The Clifford Chance Summer Program offers law students to get experience on major transactions and cases. One can know much about the top attorneys in legal surroundings and while programs are organized elsewhere, summer associates might get a coveted opportunity to spend part of the time in one of the offices based in a foreign location. Clifford Chance offers students a complete hands-on introduction to the practices and the firm. Summer law clerks are expected to complete many assignments such as conducting legal research, assisting with securities filings, perform investigations and analyses. Our summer assigning process allows summer law clerks to receive assignments from many practice groups, as needed.

Working for the Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance offers a mix of practice areas and employees working together because of its base in nearly 24 countries. In part due to the size, and due to the international nature, the firm boasts of a broad mix of international lawyers. By having teams of lawyers with different backgrounds, qualifications, and experiences helps the firm to better legal and commercial solutions. The different perspectives have helped the lawyers to stimulate discussion and even innovate. The employed will be working in one of the six practices - depending on the area of expertise. The nature of the allocated client base and the work that they will handle will decide their colleagues. Working together as a team is emphasized more than anything. Sharing knowledge is what the firm believes in. As a firm, it believes in allocating responsibility to everyone.

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