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Culture and principles

What makes Clifford Chance distinctive is our people, our culture and our vision: we've always had an idea of where we want to go and how we're going to get there.

We are a global law firm committed to setting the standard for excellence in legal skills and client service, and helping to frame the way business is done in an ever-more globalised world. Joining us means sharing that commitment and helping our clients to innovate and to address a wide range of business, financial and legal issues.

Our rapid growth has been characterised by ambition, collaboration and a pioneering spirit. We have continually demonstrated our willingness to do things differently and to be the first mover. Now, we are determined to be the leader of an elite group of international law firms – we currently have more tier-one global practices than any other law firm (Chambers Global 2010), and we aim to build on this.

Success in an ever more competitive market facing all sorts of new challenges requires us to be bold, to innovate and to lead – the very qualities that have brought us to where we are now. It will require us to continue attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent available – people who share our commitment to working together, to achieving exceptional results for our clients, and who want to develop exceptional careers.

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Working environment

A career at the forefront of the legal profession is demanding. Our clients come to us because... more»

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Diversity

Clifford Chance is a diverse working environment. Our rapid growth and history of strategic mergers... more»

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Corporate responsibility

Clifford Chance has a long tradition of community and pro bono activity... more»

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Our Principles

We have identified a set of core principles that unite us in common purpose and which help... more»

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