Legal Analyst - Shanghai Office

The role

We are currently looking for Legal Analysts for our Beijing and Shanghai offices to support our rapidly growing practice of Capital Markets and IPO.

Key Responsibilities

This role is to provide transactional and case support to lawyers of each practice group in the China offices. It sits within the business service team as a supporting function.

The types of transactions and cases you will work on will be in the area of Capital Markets and IPO.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting legal and commercial research
•  Assisting with the preparation of fee proposal and pitches
•  Proof reading and reviewing of transactional documents
•  Assisting with due diligence and verification process
•  Translation and other ad-hoc duties as required by the firm

Your experience

This role is open to candidates who will graduate with an LLB or LLM degree from a Chinese law school, and to those who have 1 - 2 years similar work experience in international or local law firms.

•  LLB or LLM from a prestigious law school in China
•  Passed PRC bar exam
•  Good command of English
•  Self-motivated, well organised and able to handle multi-tasks well
•  Effective communication skills
•  Flexible to work overtime

Equal opportunities statement

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.

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. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here