Clifford Chance
Job title:
Prácticas de Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía 2025
Company:
Clifford Chance
Job description
Company Description
About the Firm
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s leading international law firms, helping clients to achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the key financial and commercial markets of Africa, America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate and M&A; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; Tax, Pensions and Employment. Clifford Chance has 33 offices in 22 countries and more than 6,500 legal advisers.
The Spanish offices in Madrid (1980) and Barcelona (1993) work closely together and play key roles within our global network.
To find out more about what it is like to work in Clifford Chance in Spain, please visit the .
Job Description
We are now inviting applications from graduates in Spanish law that are interested in joining our Madrid office in September 2025 for the purpose of undertaking the practical work experience (prácticas) required as part of the Master de Acceso a la profesión de la Abogacía y Procura imparted by a Spanish university and joining us as first year abogados immediately afterwards, subject to their having passed the state exam.
Those selected will be assigned to one of our practice areas: Corporate and M&A and Global Financial Markets (our GFM department comprises the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets practices).
What are we offering you
Clifford Chance offers you a unique opportunity to experience life in an international law firm, working with colleagues from other offices in our global network and forming part of a highly motivated group of professionals, all within a stimulating and collaborative working environment.
For more information about our firm, please visit our dedicated Careers in Spain site.
How to apply
If you meet the requirements indicated in Qualifications and are interested in the position, please apply online as directed below, answering the questions posed with care, and attaching your Curriculum Vitae, up-to-date academic transcript, cover letter, and any other documents that you consider relevant, including any certificates that confirm your current level of English and any other languages.
Please note that if concurrent selection processes are taking place for similar positions in both our Madrid and Barcelona office, you may only apply for one, not both, of these.
Selection Process
The selection process comprises the following stages, with the number of candidates being reduced at the end of each one:
- Meeting potential candidates at job fairs.
- Screening of candidate online applications.
- A written case study test (in English).
- A first competency-based interview with our HR department, including an oral case study (in English).
- A second (and possibly third) interview with partners and senior associates.
Qualifications
What are we looking for
Spanish law graduates:
- Studying the final year of a degree in Spanish law during 2023-2024.
- Undertaking the Master de Acceso a la profesión de la Abogacía y Procura during 2024/25.
- With an excellent academic record (a minimum grade point average of a high Notable).
- With a high level of written and spoken English.
What else will we take into account
When reviewing your initial application, we will take particular account of any of the following:
- Additional graduate qualifications held by you in Business Administration, Economics or Political Sciences.
- Relevant work experience gained during your graduate studies.
- Positions of responsibility held whilst at school or university.
- Fluency in languages other than English (e.g., Mandarin Chinese, German or French).
We value the diversity of the people and cultures within our firm. At Clifford Chance people succeed according to their merits. Nevertheless, at each stage of our selection process we will be looking particularly for evidence that you are:
- Committed to a career in commercial law.
- Keen to work in an international environment.
- Motivated by intellectual challenges.
- A creative but practical problem-solver.
- A strong and persuasive communicator.
- A collaborative team-player.
- Reliable, accurate and thorough when completing a task.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunities
Clifford Chance is committed to an Equal Opportunities policy in employment and believes in equality of opportunity regardless of gender, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation. If you are unable to access the internet to apply for a position online due to disability, please contact our HR department.
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Expected salary
Location
Madrid
Job date
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:19:31 GMT
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