Junior Lawyer - Real Estate Finance

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 organisations. 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 an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

About the Team

Our Paris Real Estate Finance sub-group advise the world’s leading investment banks, specialist lenders, corporates and sponsors on their most crucial, high-profile, and pioneering transactions.

The team operates within an integrated real estate finance, RMBS/CMBS, and structured debt group, providing advice on a comprehensive range of domestic and cross-border real estate finance transactions. These include senior debt, mezzanine financing, A/B structures, loan-on-loan arrangements, and other back leverage structures across various asset classes such as residential real estate, build-to-rent developments, business parks, hotels, logistics facilities, student accommodation, data centers, and offices.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Junior Associate within the Real Estate Finance team, you will play a key role on various deal teams. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Draft, review and negotiate legal documents (memoranda, pleadings, contracts…) clearly and concisely,
• Advise clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
• Work with Partners and associates from different backgrounds and nationality.
• Create solutions using your legal expertise and apply effective research techniques.
• Be proactive in keeping your legal knowledge and technical skills up to date.

Your career experience so far:

We are seeking a junior lawyer (Newly qualified) with:

 

• Master's degree, currently pursuing the CAPA certification.
• Strong technical knowledge of the legal framework surrounding real estate finance transactions and global loans.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface at all levels, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter with the desire and ability to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge
• Collaborative team player with the ability to develop and work in a fast paced, intellectually rigorous environment

Opportunities for Growth

At Clifford Chance, we are committed to your professional development. You will have access to training programs (online and offsite all over the world), mentorship, and career advancement opportunities to help you grow as a legal professional. Our team’s collaborative environment and the firm’s global network will provide you with the platform to build a successful career in the profession.

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.