Junior Lawyer Real Estate Finance

About the Team

Our Paris Real Estate Finance sub-group advise the worlds leading investment banks specialist lenders corporates and sponsors on their most crucial high-profile and pioneering transactions.

The team operates within an integrated real estate finance RMBS/CMBS and structured debt group providing advice on a comprehensive range of domestic and cross-border real estate finance transactions. These include senior debt mezzanine financing A/B structures loan-on-loan arrangements and other back leverage structures across various asset classes such as residential real estate build-to-rent developments business parks hotels logistics facilities student accommodation data centers and offices.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As a Junior Associate within the Real Estate Finance team you will play a key role on various deal teams. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Draft review and negotiate legal documents (memoranda pleadings contracts) clearly and concisely
• Advise clients in meetings on the phone and in writing
• Work with Partners and associates from different backgrounds and nationality.
• Create solutions using your legal expertise and apply effective research techniques.
• Be proactive in keeping your legal knowledge and technical skills up to date.

Qualifications :

Your career experience so far:

We are seeking a junior lawyer (Newly qualified) with:

• Masters degree currently pursuing the CAPA certification.
• Strong technical knowledge of the legal framework surrounding real estate finance transactions and global loans.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface at all levels building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter with the desire and ability to continuously acquire build upon and share knowledge
• Collaborative team player with the ability to develop and work in a fast paced intellectually rigorous environment

Additional Information :

Opportunities for Growth

At Clifford Chance we are committed to your professional development. You will have access to training programs (online and offsite all over the world) mentorship and career advancement opportunities to help you grow as a legal professional. Our teams collaborative environment and the firms global network will provide you with the platform to build a successful career in the profession.

Equal opportunities statement

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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.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

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. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time