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About the Role
Join the Sydney office as a member of the existing global Knowledge & Training and Thought Leadership team, consisting of experienced Knowledge Lawyers and information specialists globally. This role would see you flex across transactional and contentious practices, with an initial focus in Corporate and provide support nationwide.
Responsibilities
- Review and audit existing templates, and develop a plan to create an appropriate practice template system.
- Curate and maintain high-quality reusable templates.
- Standardise templates and clause banks.
- Ensure legal and regulatory currency and accuracy of templates.
- Improve the accessibility and ease of use of templates, including template automation.
- Encourage knowledge sharing by fee earners and the submission of knowhow to a shared knowledge database.
- Facilitate post deal reviews, analysis and knowledge consolidation.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of the knowledge bank.
- Consider better ways in which knowledge can be shared and develop other knowledge databases e.g. Topic Guides.
- Assist in preparation and delivery of group specific training.
- Deliver knowhow updates.
- Promote and assist fee earners with use of AI software.
- Analyse forthcoming legal/regulatory developments to brief lawyers and clients on their impact.
- Respond to fee earner queries on legal and regulatory matters.
- Contribute to relevant legal/regulatory consultation responses.
- Prepare and present summaries on legal/regulatory developments, and update internal resources.
Requirements
- Mid- to senior-level lawyer or existing Knowledge Lawyer (PSL), ideally with 4–7 years' PQE gained in a leading commercial law firm.
- Strong background in M&A, including Private M&A transactions, Joint ventures, Corporate reorganisations, and Company and corporate law advisory work.
- Exposure to Finance transactions is advantageous, although experience across other practice areas will also be highly relevant.
- Excellent academic credentials.
- Strong drafting and legal writing skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Highly organised, proactive, and committed to delivering a first-class service to lawyers and clients.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- High level of commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Demonstrated ability to stay current with legal and regulatory developments and translate them into practical insights.
Skills
- M&A
- Private M&A transactions
- Joint ventures
- Corporate reorganisations
- Company and corporate law advisory
- Finance transactions
- Drafting
- Legal writing
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Commercial awareness
- Business acumen
Location
- Sydney NSW
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid- to senior-level
- 4-7 years' PQE
Education Level
- Excellent academic credentials
About the Company
- 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 Pacific 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.
- Clifford Chance has 35 offices in 25 countries, and the Perth and Sydney offices form part of the broader Asia Pacific region.
- Our Australian business works across several Global Product Groups in transactional and contentious practices.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.