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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.

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

Job Description

The Role

The Italy KETL team manages the processes of identification, capture, use and sharing of legal knowledge and expertise within the Firm.

The team mainly manages and covers:

• Training (periodic seminars, induction and training events for internal Fee Earners and clients);
• Library, data base and research assistance;
• Collection and sharing of legislative updates and news and guidelines of sector authorities;
• Know-how collection (legal precedents) and templates production and updating.

What you will do

You will be given the chance to work closely with and support all our practice areas (Corporate M&A, Global Financial Markets, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Tax, Pensions & Employment) through jurisprudential and doctrinal research activities or by playing the role of reference in the library (e.g. Help in consulting X-lege, help in searching for collections, etc.). 

This means that you will develop outstanding organisational skills as well as developing superb research abilities. 

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to grow continuously and develop your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Qualifications

Your experience

• You are ideally at the fourth or at the beginning of fifth year of university, with an excellent academic background and an excellent knowledge of the English language.
• You are interested in exploring and approaching an international law firm and deepening your knowledge of the different practices of a firm, with the aim of identifying one of your interests for your future career.
• You will be a self-starter but also a team player with strong communication, analytical and drafting skills, able to managing different work-streams.

Additional Information

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