CC starts Dubai graduate training scheme

Clifford Chance will take in its first Middle East batch of graduate trainees in the middle of August, and is taking applications for the 2015 and 2016 intakes until 10 August.

Clifford Chance is launching its training scheme in Dubai Sophie James

The training scheme is a two-year training contract, based in Dubai and leading to qualification as a solicitor based in England and Wales.Trainees will have two seats in the United Arab Emirates and two in London.They will complete their LPC (Legal Practice Course) at the College of Law in London. Shona Sibbald, Clifford Chance's head of HR in the Middle East, said: ‘We are particularly pleased to see a high number of applications from graduates with Arabic backgrounds who are keen to join Clifford Chance in Dubai and develop their careers locally, giving them the opportunity to stay close to their families and in the comfort of a familiar environment whilst they undertake part of their training.’ Source: Zawya

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