Knowledge Lawyer - Global Financial Markets

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We work on many complex legal matters which require tailor-made legal advice and providing solutions at the cutting-edge of legal innovation for our clients. We are therefore looking for a lawyer with an excellent academic background, ideally covering civil law, contract law, private international law, security/collateral and insolvency law and who can proactively bring value-add to the fee-earners of the practice/group by gathering and spreading legal knowledge and know-how. Working alongside the transactional lawyers, the role will be expected to deliver on a variety of regular support activities, notably doing legal research, drafting memoranda or practice notes, contributing to templates, to the regulatory watch, know-how dissemination and management and training.

We are looking to reinforce our Global Financial Markets team with the recruitment of a Knowledge Lawyer. The successful applicant will report to Partners in charge of the GFM practice area. He/she will also liaise with the different people within the network and within the Luxembourg office in charge of Knowledge Management, to maximise the use of Clifford Chance global resources and share best practices.

• Conduct research on complex legal topics and provide tailored legal support to the team.
• Draft legal memoranda, practice notes, and client briefings, and contribute to internal and external publications.
• Prepare client communications to share Clifford Chance's expertise.
• Stay updated on legal developments and disseminate knowledge to the team.
• Contribute to junior lawyer education and organise internal meetings and conferences for knowledge sharing.
• Gather know-how of the department and contribute to the knowledge collection of the team and organise internal meetings and conferences for knowledge sharing.
• Maintain and enhance the template library, identify gaps, create new templates, and update knowledge platforms.
• Ensure coordination and alignment of legal knowledge management initiatives within the Luxembourg office and across the firm.
• Actively participate in local and global knowledge management initiatives.

• Holds an excellent academic background in law with experience in drafting and publishing articles, as well as organising conferences, presentations, and training sessions.
• Demonstrates a strong set of project management skills and an interest in civil/contract law, ideally with experience in private international law, security/collateral, and insolvency law matters.
• Possesses good analytical and research skills, along with project management, organisational, and planning abilities, enabling effective prioritisation of multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently, driving projects and initiatives to completion, with strong presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Maintains an enthusiastic, positive, and proactive attitude with a pragmatic and hands-on approach, ensuring high accuracy, attention to detail, and meticulous follow-through.
• Capable of working as part of a team and collaborating with lawyers of all levels of seniority.
• Fluent in English and French, with German and/or Luxembourgish considered an asset
• Strong command of Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with knowledge management tools and software is considered a plus.

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