Private Equity Senior Associate

In this Senior Associate role within Clifford Chance’s Private Equity group in London, you will lead and contribute to high-profile PE transactions across a global platform. You’ll work on investments, exits, and ongoing portfolio company work, collaborating with multi-jurisdictional teams to deliver commercially sound legal solutions. The role combines client-facing advisory with hands-on deal execution, offering exposure to market-leading mandates and a path to broader client leadership. You thrive in a fast-paced, cross-border environment and help shape strategic outcomes for top sponsors and portfolio companies.

• Lead key workstreams on large PE transactions and manage smaller deals where appropriate
• Draft clear, concise legal documents using commercial judgment
• Build and nurture client relationships; participate in business development and thought leadership
• Provide practical, commercially minded advice on complex, high-value matters
• Maintain extensive client contact and develop new client relationships
• Develop multi-disciplinary skills while collaborating with leading market peers
• Contribute to broad portfolio work including add-ons, restructurings, and refinancings
• Operate in a high-standard team with access to global resources and cross-practice support

• Strong extensive PE transactional experience, ideally from a City firm or reputable overseas common law practice
• Outstanding academic history and proven ability to deliver commercial solutions
• Strong communication and analytical skills with high commercial awareness
• Ability to thrive in a high-standard, client-facing team and to work with multi-jurisdictional teams
• Document drafting excellence and ability to manage demanding, high-value matters
• Appetite for business development, client relationship management, and thought leadership

• strong communication
• commercial awareness
• team collaboration
• Private Equity transactions
• legal drafting
• cross-border collaboration