Trainee Lawyer

**A&O SHEARMAN**

**A&O Shearman CCDL Programme**
After obtaining a master’s degree in Law, you will attend the CCDL, starting in October. At A&O Shearman, we offer a paid traineeship that will allow you to participate in CCDLs while gaining professional experience.
You will work at the firm as a trainee lawyer only when you do not have CCDL courses. At the same time, we will offer you language courses in order to reach the required level by the bar in German and Luxembourgish.

**Department purpose**
Our clients require a seamless, multi-jurisdictional tax advisory service, whether on a stand-alone basis or as an integral part of the full legal service offered by A&O Shearman. We provide cutting edge advice to our clients in many areas, including M&A, reconstructions and reorganisations, strategic tax planning, tax investigations and disputes, joint ventures, asset finance, Tier 1 capital market transactions, banking, litigation, restructuring, tax, structured finance and indirect tax. A career in our Taxation team can be highly challenging given the complexity and international dimensions to our work and a continuous emphasis on intellectual growth.

We are able to offer both domestic and cross-border advice wherever our clients need it, whether they are financial institutions, corporate entities, funds or governments. The depth and breadth of our knowledge ensures that we are able to support our clients' business needs successfully and provide high quality, innovative tax solutions in the increasingly complex area of tax legislation and practice.

**Role purpose**
We are currently looking for a Trainee Lawyer CCDL for our Tax Law team.

**Role and responsibilities**
- You will work in a truly diverse environment and on both local and cross-border projects
- You will benefit from first-class legal and soft skills training that will greatly contribute to your career and personal development
- You will work in a highly collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment, and you will be part of a team that helps you learn and succeed

**Key requirements**
- You possess a Law degree, preferably with distinction. An additional degree from an American or English university - LL.M. - would be an asset.
- You are eligible to attend the CCDL.
- You are fluent in both written and spoken English, French and German.
- You are a team player, proactive and have excellent communication skills.
- You have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and client service are essential to our business and the business of our clients.
- You have a sense of responsibility and are committed to producing quality work.

**What we offer**
You will work in a dynamic and challenging environment with an international dimension. We greatly value our unique culture, which combines high-quality client service with a real focus on people and teamwork. In our firm, positive attitude matters. We believe it defines the way in which we work, both with clients and with colleagues.

We offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your qualifications and experience, a flexible work environment (60/40), a wide range of training opportunities for continuous development, 100% coverage of public transportation costs, a restaurant with subsidized meals, a fitness room with a wide range of group classes, a concierge service and a health insurance.

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with **48 offices in 28 countries worldwide**. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success_._

Belong. Excel.