Trainee Lawyer

White & Case is a global law firm with global capabilities and longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience our cross-border integration and our depth of local US and English qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market.

The Italian practice focuses on Equity and Debt Capital Markets Banking & Finance Corporate M&A including privately negotiated and public M&A transactions and Antitrust/Competition. Our clients include Italian companies European corporates operating in Italy international investment banks and private equity firms.

We are looking for trainees with an interest in M&A bank finance capital markets transactions to join our Milan office.

You shall have the following requirements:

• Masters degree in Law from an Italian University

• Strong academic credentials

• International experience is not required but would be a plus

• Fluency in English and Italian is mandatory both written and spoken

• Have a genuine interest in financing transactions and cross-border M&A.

• Be ambitious and passionate about work ready for the challenges of working in a global law firm service-minded with strong interpersonal skills and able to work in team.

The trainees will have the opportunity to work with all the Milan partners and associates and with teams based in other offices and thereby gain diverse experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and in all the legal areas of our office (ECM DCM banking corporate antitrust and competition etc.) and this is usually not possible in other firms.

We offer high-quality internationally-oriented work on the most challenging M&A bank finance and capital markets transactions as well as antitrust and competitions mandates a competitive salary package and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organization.

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firms policy to recruit employ train compensate and promote without regard to race religion creed national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status military or veteran status disability genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process please email us. We will be happy to work with you.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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