Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance 2018/2019 Summer Clerkship
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship
- Apply by 5 Aug 2018
Our ability to excel on behalf of our clients; the quality of work; our international capabilities; collaborative and supportive working culture; our innovative mindset – they are all driven by our people.
Joining us means sharing our ambitions, realising your potential and making an impact.
You will need to exhibit ambition, drive and commitment, the ability to articulate ideas clearly, and the desire to build relationships and deliver outstanding service. We're also looking for business awareness, a keen commercial insight and a strong ability to lead and to manage.
We are also looking for intellectual curiosity, common sense, strong interpersonal skills, an interest in business and the capacity to assimilate detailed information quickly.
These are the qualities that will determine your future with us – not your background, what you studied or where you studied it. Above all, we are looking for people who do not settle for second best in what they want to achieve and where they choose to work.
When completing your application consider how you can best demonstrate these qualities and try to provide examples from your academic life, work experience or other activities.
About the employer
Clifford Chance AU
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
Clifford Chance is a premier global law firm with 32 offices in 22 countries and a legal team recognised as being among the very best in the world.
Pros and cons of working at Clifford Chance AU
Pros
Large network and well-resourced.
The people are extremely friendly and nice and very supportive which really helps when you have just started. The international aspect and ability to participate in an overseas secondment is also amazing.
Extremely interesting international arbitration work. Mobility between Clifford Chance offices / international secondment opportunities.
The experience. There are almost no other law firms in Perth that offer experiences on transactions and cases at the level that CC does. You constantly work with colleagues from other offices on matters for international clients of a far higher value and complexity than my colleagues at other Perth law firms. Further, the secondment opportunity that every graduate is offered is leagues more generous than any other Perth firm and is an incredible way to experience different work and working cultures and form connections with your colleagues in the wider network.
Travel opportunities, quality of work and people/culture of the team is friendly.
Cons
Small office in a network can sometimes be forgotten.
Business services are somewhat lacking.
The job requires sacrifice, the hours are very long (even comparatively with my colleagues at other Perth law firms). The length and unpredictability of the hours can sometimes be difficult to deal with.
Hours can be unpredictable and long (including weekend work).
As with any professional environment, there is a high level of expectations of graduates. Whilst this is not a bad thing, it can be challenging for some.