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 and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; employment; litigation and dispute resolution.
Clifford Chance has 32 offices around the world. Every day, around 6000 staff members worldwide work together and with our clients to find solutions to issues arising in all aspects of business law.
Our Casablanca office is a strategic platform for business in North Africa and West Africa. We advise leading Moroccan, African and international corporates, banks and financial institutions, investors and public and government entities on their development in Morocco and across the whole continent, with a special focus on Francophone Africa. We offer the full spectrum of legal advice that clients can expect from a global leading law firm. In particular, we have incredibly strong capabilities and unrivalled experience in both M&A / Private Equity and Finance transactions. Moreover, we have a close working relationship with regulators and are frequently called upon to participate in the drafting of legislation and regulations. We have been involved with Moroccan, Tunisian and other African authorities and regulators in important reforms to modernise business law. Our market-leading team in Casablanca offers Moroccan, French and English legal advice and is also well-versed in OHADA law. Our lawyers speak French, English and Arabic. We are fully integrated into our worldwide M&A / Private Equity and Finance practices to ensure that we bring the best of Clifford Chance on each mandate.
In 2018, our office was awarded “African Wind Deal of the Year”, “African M&A Deal of the Year”, both by IJ Global Awards and “Africa Deal of the Year” by the Islamic Finance News Awards.
We have also been awarded “Overall Legal Advisor of the Year”, “Deals Legal Advisor of the Year” both by Private Equity Africa Awards and “Africa-wide – Projects & Energy Law Firm of the Year” by The Chambers Africa Award for Excellence.
We are ranked as Band 1, in Corporate and Commercial, Projects & Energy, Banking & Finance, Africa-wide, by Chambers Global in 2019, Tier 1 in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Projects & Public Law in Morocco by Legal 500 in 2018 and Tier 1 in Financial and Corporate in Morocco by IFLR 1000 in 2019.
Client Focus
In order to provide outstanding client service, we need to understand, anticipate and fulfill the unique needs and expectations of each client. In order to deliver this core part of our business strategy, we want to recruit lawyers who not only have the very highest level of technical skills but are also client focused.
With Clifford Chance Casablanca, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and innovative transactions within multidisciplinary national and international teams. You will provide pragmatic and creative answers which demand a good understanding of our clients’ markets and environment.
Qualifications
- You are a mid-level associate(3 to 6 years’ experience) in a Corporate or Finance practice within a leading law firm and qualified in France.
- You have a strong academic background.
- You possess excellent technical skills. Proficiency in English is a must for any non-native English speaker.
- You are well-organized and commercial in your approach. Dynamism, team spirit and communication skills are required qualities in order to progress in a stimulating environment.
Please note that all applicants for this position must apply through the online application site. All direct applicants will be redirected to the online application site.
