Job Description

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets corporate and M&A finance and banking real estate tax pensions and employment litigation and dispute resolution. We are looking for an Associate to join our Global Financial Markets team in Singapore for a contract period of 9 months. To be successful in this role, you will need to be academically strong, possess excellent technical skills and have a strong client focus. In addition, you should have the following attributes: 2 ' 4 PQE (on the UK scale) Japan qualified preferred General banking and project finance experience within law firm environment Demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm to learn about our clients' businesses Work well in teams Be autonomous and self-motivated Good relationship building skills Enjoy solving problems rather than merely identifying them Japanese language capability is an advantage but not mandatory Working at Clifford Chance & About the Firm From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and develop your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skillls-based and technical training and on the job learning. Whatever your area of expertise, you will find a range of career opportunities at Clifford Chance. And wherever you're heading, Clifford Chance is where you can be true to your ambitions. Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures and languages. In a world where commercial success increasingly relies on globalisation, we offer clients a truly international perspective, and we offer our people a rewarding and stimulating career. We're proud of our approachable, friendly and team-based way of working. Highly professional and self-assured, with an entrepreneurial streak, our people are more than happy to share their expertise and knowledge. Equal Opportunities 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. 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.