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Freshfields
5,001-10,000 employees
Global law firm serving corporations worldwide
No salary listed
Berlin, Germany
In Person
Teilzeit im Berliner Büro; Arbeitszeiten flexibel nach Absprache.
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- You have at least completed the First Legal State Examination (Erste Juristische Staatsprüfung) with above-average success.
- You have excellent English skills.
- Analyze current political initiatives and future legislation.
- Prepare analyses of political initiatives for our practice and sector groups.
- Advise our clients on the implications of legislation.
- Coordinate with our Brussels office on German and European plans.
Freshfields provides legal services to large corporations, financial institutions, and governments on complex, high-stakes business matters. The firm operates through a network of over 2,500 lawyers who work in multidisciplinary teams to advise on international transactions, regulatory compliance, and legal disputes. Unlike many competitors, Freshfields maintains a vast global footprint with offices across Europe, Asia, and the United States, allowing it to coordinate cross-border legal strategies seamlessly. The firm's goal is to help clients navigate critical business challenges by providing practical legal advice and delivering results on a global scale.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1743
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Claude usage surges 500% in six weeks, accelerating legal workflows.
- Multi-year Anthropic partnership enables proprietary AI legal applications.
- Early CoCounsel adoption positions Freshfields ahead in AI benchmarks.
What critics are saying
- Slaughter and May poaches M&A partner James Smith, eroding London deals.
- Claude data leak triggers SRA probes and Fortune 500 lawsuits.
- Chinese regulators ban mainland operations, cutting 30% Asia revenue.
What makes Freshfields unique
- Freshfields deploys Anthropic's Claude AI across 5,700 staff in 33 offices.
- Proprietary Freshfields Lab integrates Claude with institutional knowledge securely.
- Co-develops agentic AI workflows for legal research and due diligence.
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