# Middle East Summer Vacation Scheme and Training Contract **Company**: Clifford Chance **Location**: Dubai **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: internship **Job type**: internship **Salary**: AED 2,500 for the Scheme, 350,000 AED in the first year, 365,000 in the second year **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Legal **Apply**: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CliffordChance/744000147949838-middle-east-summer-vacation-scheme-and-training-contract?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/middle-east-summer-vacation-scheme-and-training-94be3558-e67/ ## Description We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise. This role is for the Middle East Training Contract and/or Middle East Vacation Scheme. You will be considered for both opportunities unless you specify on your application form that you're unable or don't wish to be considered for the Vacation Scheme. During the two-year Middle East Training Contract, you will experience the challenging high-performance world of commercial law and gain the breadth of experience you need to emerge as a confident solicitor in England and Wales. You will have four six-month rotations, the first rotation being spent in our London office and the remaining three in our Middle East offices, giving you the opportunity to explore the firms Global Product Groups. Trainees receive a salary of 350,000 AED in their first year, 365,000 in their second year. Our two-week and two-day Summer Vacation Scheme from 10th June – 25th June 2027 is designed to offer outstanding opportunities for you to experience what a career at Clifford Chance involves. You’ll gain insights into our exciting, stimulating, and challenging work. The Scheme can lead to a Middle East Training Contract interview. You will be paid AED 2,500 for the Scheme and where applicable, flights and accommodation to partake in the Vacation Scheme will be covered. QUALIFICATIONS: Our Training Contract and Vacation Scheme are open to penultimate year law students, final year law and non-law students, and graduates. You must be eligible to start your Training Contract in February 2029 or August 2029. You must have achieved or be on track to achieve a 2:1 or above in your undergraduate degree. If you are applying for our Middle East Training Contract and you have not studied a law degree then you will need to complete the PGDL prior to joining us as a Trainee. All Future Trainees will also need to complete the SQE prior to joining us as a Trainee, this is irrespective of whether they have already completed the LPC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: How to apply: - Complete the online application form. - Take the Clifford Chance Immersive Online Assessment and Watson Glaser critical reasoning test. - After completing the Clifford Chance Immersive Online Assessment and Watson Glaser critical reasoning test, your application form will be reviewed by the recruitment team. - Successful candidates at application review will be invited to a recorded video interview. - If you are successful at the video interview stage, you will be invited for a virtual competency interview with a Partner and Senior Associate who work in the Middle East. Who you will work with: During your Training Contract, at the start of each seat, you will receive specialised training in that sector and a dedicated supervisor. What you will do: Whilst your experience in each seat will be very different, in all of them you will develop your legal and business skills, gain insight into our high-profile clients, and enhance your commercial awareness. Your career experience so far: Outside of our academic requirements, you do not need any specific experiences or legal knowledge prior to applying for this role. However, we will need you to demonstrate attributes/skills such as: - Strong commitment to building your career in the Middle East and fluent Arabic drafting and speaking skills are preferred for our Middle East programmes. - Business awareness and problem solving with commercial insight and an ability to identify legal and business issues. - An ability to understand our clients needs and provide exceptional client service, putting clients at the heart of everything you do. - Leadership and collaboration skills with a natural enthusiasm for being a team player. - An ability to multi-task, remain organised and thrive through challenges in a fast-paced high-pressure and high-performance environment with demanding deadlines. - Strong oral and written communication skills, including being reliable and responsive, and providing regular updates to team members when needed. - An ability to demonstrate a real desire to learn from those around you and with an ambition to progress and gain exposure within the firm and with clients. - The ability and desire to take pride in your approach to work and your work output, including proactively seeking feedback and taking responsibility for your own career. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - legal knowledge - commercial awareness - problem solving - communication skills - leadership skills - collaboration skills ### Nice to have - fluent Arabic drafting and speaking skills - Arabic --- Source: [Apply at jobs.smartrecruiters.com](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CliffordChance/744000147949838-middle-east-summer-vacation-scheme-and-training-contract?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)