Clifford Chance - Student Trainee - Pensions & Employment

The Employment & Pensions team is a group of ten collaborative and ambitious lawyers and consists of a Partner, two Counsels, a Senior Advisor, two Senior Associates, two Associates and two trainee lawyers. The team advises on various matters such as hiring and terminating agreements with CEOs and other senior executives, reviewing of, and advising on, remuneration policies and investigations on #Metoo and integrity. The Employment & Pensions team does so in addition to other strategic employment and pensions advice on incentive plans, (cross-border) reorganizations and restructurings, disputes with works councils, employee related data protection work, complex transfer of undertaking issues, pensions issues and outsourcing. The team supports a great variety of clients ranging from some of the largest private equity firms, global conglomerates and tech companies. The team has a close collaborative nature, where ambition and innovation go hand in hand with lots of fun and focus on personal development.

Clifford Chance offers you the opportunity to join the Employment & Pensions team for two months. During these two months, you will be guided by a mentor and a buddy, who will familiarize you with the office. You will participate fully in the daily practice, join all team meetings and work together with lawyers from different areas of expertise. You will be involved in preparing notes, correspondence and opinions, going along to meetings, making translations and doing research for the lawyers within Employment & Pensions team.

In addition to the above you will have the opportunity to participate in our internal training activities. And of course, you are also invited to participate in the social activities organized by our office. In this way you will not only get a good idea of the nature and content of the work, but also get an idea of the atmosphere and the people who work with us.

A student internship is an essential step in eventually starting your career at Clifford Chance as an advocaat-stagiaire.

Clifford Chance

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organizations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part of an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.