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London Graduates

Chantal Olavesen

SECONDED TO THE CLIFFORD CHANCE Paris OFFICE

"My first two seats (in Asset Finance and Debt Capital Markets) inspired in me a strong interest in cross-border finance and fast-paced transactional work, which stood me in great stead for my international secondment in the Paris Finance and Capital Markets team."

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Gunika Phalswal

SECONDED TO THE CLIFFORD CHANCE AMSTERDAM OFFICE

"During my second seat, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to complete an international secondment to the Clifford Chance Amsterdam office as part of the UK Banking team."

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Alex Shaw

SECONDED TO THE CLIFFORD CHANCE Frankfurt OFFICE

"There isn't always an equivalent to the trainee role in Clifford Chance's foreign offices. In Frankfurt, the Private Equity secondment is very much what you make of it and I was given real responsibility in the deals that I worked on."

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Hannah Tucker

SECONDED TO THE CLIFFORD CHANCE Paris OFFICE

"A particular highlight of my secondment was being able to attend and assist at a week-long in-person arbitration hearing."

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Shannon Ng

Seconded to the Howard League

"My secondment to The Howard League for Penal Reform has been one of my best experiences so far. They are the oldest prison reform charity in the UK."

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Micah McDonald

SECONDED TO THE CLIFFORD CHANCE Sao Paolo OFFICE

"By the time I went out to Brazil I was fully cognisant of the timeline of programme updates, drawdowns and taps and was already very familiar with the documentation."

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