Location
10 Upper Bank St, Canary Wharf, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms in the world, with over 30 offices globally. We provide clients with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, combining global standards with in-depth local expertise. Our teams span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages, offering a truly international perspective. We pride ourselves on an inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work, focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients across sectors and geographies.

As a Corporate Transactions & Advisory Associate, you will advise many of the world's leading companies on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, and high-value commercial contracts, with a focus on complex, cross-border transactions. You will work closely with antitrust specialists on merger control matters and collaborate with experts across finance, capital markets, litigation, tax, pensions, employment, and real estate to deliver integrated advice. Our practice also covers corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and technology advisory, providing comprehensive support across all aspects of corporate activity.

You will be part of cross-border and interdisciplinary teams advising on corporate finance activities, ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements. Your role will involve drafting legal documents clearly and concisely, creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgment to support leading multinational corporates. You will also develop client relationships and actively engage in business development and thought leadership initiatives.

Clifford Chance offers varied opportunities for continuous growth and development through formal training, informal coaching, mentoring, skills-based and technical training, and on-the-job learning. This role follows a balanced hybrid working approach, supporting flexible work arrangements in line with business needs.

Experience
You will have a solid background in corporate work, gained at a city firm or an overseas common law practice with a highly regarded profile. Experience advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions is essential. You will have strong exposure to collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams.

About you
You are a proactive Associate who can think outside the box to create bespoke solutions for clients' objectives. You demonstrate excellent document drafting skills, strong communication and analytical abilities, and a high level of commercial awareness. You thrive in a team environment with high professional standards and a client-focused commercial approach. You have an appetite for business development, client relationship management, and thought leadership.

Qualifications
You have an outstanding academic history and proven first-rate legal skills. You are recognized by existing clients for providing commercial solutions, excellent transactional and management skills, and are sought out as a trusted lawyer.