Associate, Corporate & M&A, Sydney

at  Clifford Chance

Job Description
Our Corporate and M&A practice is one of the most respected in the world and has a client base that includes many of the world’s leading companies including more than half of the Global Fortune 500 and many of Australia and Asia Pacific’s most innovative and successful companies. We advise clients on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint
ventures, funds management, private equity, competition / antitrust law, real estate, foreign investment and on capital markets.
Qualifications
We are seeking an enthusiastic Associate to join our renowned Corporate team in Sydney. Commonwealth qualified 3+ PQE (UK notional), total 5 - 7 years legal practice experience.
We are looking for individuals who have sound experience working in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, PE transactions;

In order to provide our outstanding client service, we need to understand, anticipate and fulfil the needs and expectations of each of our clients. We are therefore looking for an Associate who is:

• Enthusiastic, emotionally intelligent and demonstrates a keen interest in our clients’ businesses;
• Recognised as producing innovative and commercial solutions for their clients;
• Pro-active in identifying issues and able to work with clients in solving them;
• Able to engender confidence in clients and collaborate with them;
• Understand how to deliver a transaction to clients that meets their objective in a time critical manner; and
• Demonstrate excellent managerial skills for client relationships and the ability to deepen and enhance existing relationships.

If you are seeking a rewarding and exciting career which will provide you with an opportunity to develop as a recognised practitioner in the field, submit your application today
Company Description
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms, with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a fully integrated global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegial and team-based way of working which combines the Firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunities
At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. We believe that each and every one of us should experience an equality of opportunity and an equality of experience here. We are always working to develop and deliver the best and most innovative approaches to make that happen. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm
and society.
We are therefore committed to treating all employees and job 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.
The firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.
We have a number of initiatives and networks that support our aspiration to be the Global Law Firm of choice. These include our LGBT, Gender Parity, Ethnicity and Disability networks

Please refer the Job description for details