Associate / Senior Associate, Global Financial Markets, Australia
Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms with over 30 offices worldwide. We provide high‐quality legal advice and insight, combining global standards with local expertise.
About the GFM Practice
Our banking and finance practice is ranked Band 1 globally and has more Band 1 rankings than any other law firm according to Chambers Global. From our Australian offices in Sydney and Perth, we specialise in complex cross‐border financings and 'first‐of‐a‐kind' mandates, with many matters nominated for awards. We offer comprehensive services to borrowers, advisers, and other intermediaries on the full spectrum of financial products across multiple sectors.
Qualifications
* You must have experience advising transactional matters in one or several of the following areas: general banking, infrastructure/project finance, leverage finance, restructuring, asset finance, structured finance.
* You must have the ability to work seamlessly across borders to deliver global expertise, local insight and the latest industry know‐how to our clients.
* You have an outstanding academic history and proven first‐rate legal skills, combined with a strong industry reputation, excellent transactional and management skills.
* You will enjoy working in a busy and demanding team environment and have experience working with specialists across multiple practice groups. You will display a considerable appetite for business development, client relationship management and other commercial activities.
* You will have a strong commitment to continuing your own professional development and be passionate about coaching and mentoring your team members who will look to you for guidance and direction.
Benefits
* You will be working with a broad range of clients and the firm's other teams and practice areas, not only in Australia but across the globe.
* Extensive client contact, with opportunities for client training and organising client seminars.
* You will develop an unbeatable multi‐disciplinary skill set and client‐facing skills whilst working with some of the best‐known market leaders in their respective practice areas.
* You will benefit from a comprehensive training programme in a broad range of client‐focused skills.
* A highly competitive base salary, with potential for a significant bonus under the Clifford Chance bonus scheme.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and families, the firm and society. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of 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.
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