Job Description

Linklaters LLP is a law firm which specialises in advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver an outstanding service to our clients anywhere in the world.

To support our growing Investment Funds Group, we are currently looking for an:

German Speaker Junior Associate Investment Funds

Key Responsibilities and Challenges

• Taking instructions from clients;
• Drafting creatively, clearly and accurately, making use of precedents where appropriate;

• Research, due diligence and information management;

Qualifications

• European qualified or soon to be qualified lawyer with up to 1 year of experience in Funds law activities as well as outstanding academic qualifications.

Skills

• Native German speaker, fluent in written and spoken English and French;
• Exceptional networking skills;
• Organisational skills;
• Ability to communicate assertively when under pressure;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Ability to influence using appropriate techniques.

Characteristics

• Innovative and practical;
• Team player;
• Proactive;
• Commercially minded.

We offer you

• An attractive salary package;
• The opportunity to work for an ambitious international Firm where communication through feedback and innovative ideas are encouraged;
• Intellectually challenging and rewarding work within a multicultural environment where diversity and inclusion are celebrated;
• Benefit from a strong team with an excellent expertise in Luxembourg;
• Work in a friendly, motivated and determined environment;
• Top-quality training and career development opportunities.

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.