In 2012, Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP registered as a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore under the name Clifford Chance Asia. The Formal Law Alliance allows the two firms to provide the broadest range of Singapore and international law services from one platform, with Singapore litigation representation provided through Cavenagh Law. 

Whether you're applying for a Summer Internship or a Practice Training Contract, this provides you with a unique opportunity that few firms in Singapore can offer.

The Training Programme

This unique programme is 26 months in duration, and will first provide a Practice Training Contract through Cavenagh Law LLP. Following your admission to the Singapore Bar, you will then undergo the Post-Qualification Training Programme conducted by Clifford Chance.

Over the course of this programme you will undertake four rotations which include a combination of seats in our practice areas of Corporate, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution and Global Financial Markets. 

In addition to this, one of your seats will be an international secondment, allowing you to gain real insight into how our cross-border collaboration contributes to our success.

From the moment you start, you'll receive tremendous support from the HR team, partners, and supervisors, who have been through the process themselves because we recognise that quality training and supervision are the key to getting the most from your training period.

Summer Internships

A summer internship is the perfect way to learn about working at Clifford Chance and meet our people. This opportunity not only allows you to gain work experience in a first-class working environment, it is often the first step in your career path as a lawyer.

We run two summer internship programmes annually across June and July. During the four-week programme you will follow the life of a lawyer at Clifford Chance closely – you will sit in two different practice areas, working with our lawyers on real, live client projects. You will be treated as a part of our team and given opportunities to demonstrate your ability.

The programme is designed for us to see the best of your ability. In order to do this, you will be assigned a mentor, an experienced lawyer one or two years ahead of you, who will help you settle in and who will answer any questions you might have. We will also host sessions from professionals across the firm to give you a real insight into how our firm works. As a part of the programme, you will also have the opportunity to interview for a Practice Training Contract with Cavenagh Law LLP to commence after you graduate.

Benefits

• $1,800 salary for the four-week scheme
• Socials events and activities throughout the scheme

What we look for

You will need to exhibit ambition, drive and commitment, the ability to articulate ideas clearly, and the desire to build relationships and deliver outstanding service. We're also looking for business awareness, a keen commercial insight and a strong ability to lead and manage.

Successful candidates also demonstrate intellectual curiosity, common sense, strong interpersonal skills, an interest in business and the capacity to assimilate detailed information quickly. 

These are the qualities that will determine your future with us. Above all, we are looking for people who do not settle for second best in what they want to achieve and where they choose to work.

When completing your application consider how you can best demonstrate these qualities and try to provide examples from your academic life, work experience or other activities.

ELEVATE Programme

At Clifford Chance we see inclusion as a core value of the firm and of the law. We understand that our true asset is our people. Diversity and inclusion are good for our staff and their families, our firm and our clients, and society. 

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 through the ELEVATE programme in Singapore.