Linklaters | Junior Associate Employment Department
Pubblicato il 03-10-2026 - Linklaters Italy in Cuneo
Linklaters employment and incentives practice is expanding and looking for a motivated new graduate or experienced trainee to join its Milan based team in the position of Junior Associate in the Employment team. Linklaters is a Global Law Firm that primarily works in the main sectors of business law. It offers the opportunity to a young graduate to work in a situation of meritocracy and transparency and follow a career path with equal opportunities, team working environment, innovation and lifelong training. Through continuous development, empowerment, and a culture of collaboration, we ensure that our people are equipped to deliver exceptional results for our clients worldwide. Connect with inspiring and dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. This is the place where talent meets inspiration, where ambition meets impact, where you meet your future. Our employment and incentives practice advises international and Italian clients on all aspects of employment, pension and labour law, with a focus on top managers' employment contracts and terminations, retention arrangements, remuneration structures, works councils and unions' relations, collective redundancy procedures, as well as any transaction?related employment law. The team also deals with contentious work, especially high value executives and managing directors' termination cases. The applicant – recent graduate, up to 2 years of experience – must have the desire to work within an international environment of excellence, where he/she will have the opportunity to collaborate in the most interesting matters with the highest calibre of lawyers. As part of a global and large practice, teamwork is vital and you will often work alongside with colleagues in our overseas offices. The ideal candidate should have a passion and desire to learn, be enterprising, flexible, available, accurate and able to work in a team. The successful candidate is required to have graduated from an Italian University with high grades and a proficiency level in English.
Key Requirements
Excellent academic credentials from an Italian University (please include the list of exams).
Abroad or specific education in Labour law will be assessed positively;
Proficiency level in English;
Excellent interpersonal,
communication and organisational skills;
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel);
Attitude to use and develop legal tech tools and innovation mindset;
Previous Intern experiences in a law firm would be a plus.
Main Activities
Legal research
Drafting and reviewing documents
Managing processes and communications flow
Exposure to clients, advisors, and counterparties
Fast growth path and constant increase of skills and responsibilities
What We Offer
Ongoing departmental support on legal training, in preparation to the Bar exam
Continuous learning opportunities throughout a global academy committed to maximize your potential
Workshops on business and soft skills to broaden and deepen your professional competencies
Legal technology tools to provide excellence and efficiency (i.e. AI, translation tools, design thinking)
Innovative on line due diligence platform and matter management support
Possibility to work remotely to embrace work?life balance
Comprehensive insurance package: travel, professional, accident and health coverage
Tax advice on annual revenue and Bar fees reimbursement
Linklaters is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or any other dimension of diversity.
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.
This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters,
across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That's what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters.
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre?engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.
As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual's ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.
Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.
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