France

As market leaders in IT & Communications law, we advise public and private clients on all technology, privacy and telecommunications matters, and maintain close relationships with French regulatory authorities. Our team of highly trained Intellectual Property lawyers help clients protect, manage and enforce their IP rights worldwide.

Our Public Law department advises on privatization, public sector restructuring, economic regulation of key sectors, and public business law (contracts, liability, public domain, zoning and environmental law). This team works closely with our Real Estate lawyers to gain input on the real estate law and tax aspects of these projects.

Our Dispute Resolution team represents clients in national and international business disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals, working with clients to develop the most appropriate litigation strategies.

Our Antitrust & Competition group advises clients on competition, distribution and consumer law in France and throughout Europe. Our assistance includes merger notifications, competition investigations and litigation before national and European authorities and courts.

Our Employment team assists clients in all areas of employment law, from upstream advice to protecting client interests in individual and collective disputes.

We also provide local and global advice in the following areas:

• Capital Markets
• Commercial Law
• Healthcare
• Hotels, Resorts & Tourism
• Philanthropy - Nonprofit entities
• Private Equity

Key contacts

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Associates can look forward to some unique opportunities, as we favor a culture that encourages knowledge sharing and our committed to career development.

We also offer a number of programs to associates during their development, including:

• Managerial, technical and methodological training sessions (local level)
• Annual regional meetings for each law practice (EMEA regional level)
• The New Joiner Course and New Partner Program (EMEA regional level)

Our associates will be given the chance to work at one of our foreign offices for a period of six months to two years as part of the Associate Training Program (ATP), exposing them to a wide range of clients and matters to enhance their on-the-job learning.

What We Look For

We offer internships in a variety of areas of law, welcoming candidates from the best universities and those with international experience. Our assessment process ensures associates’ are given the chance to achieve their potential and that their training needs are met. Associates will also hone core skills including researching, preparing draft consultations and participating in practice groups.

We are looking for associates with a CAPA (French Lawyer Diploma) and higher education experience in Business Law, candidates with a Master of Laws (LL.M) or Business school degrees. Candidates need to be fluent in our working language of English, while ability in other languages is desirable.

Recruitment process:
Candidates are given the opportunity to meet Partners, Counsels and associates to find out more about working at Baker McKenzie. Applications are reviewed by the Hiring Committee. If you are interested in any of our opportunities, send your resume with a cover letter to Karim Babaci, Recruitment Coordinator, at paris.hiring@bakermckenzie.com or by mail:

Baker & McKenzie A.A.R.P.I.
Comité Recrutement
1 rue Paul Baudry
75008 Paris, France

Banking & Finance

• Tier 3 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Band 4 - Chambers and Partners Global, 2020

Competition

• « Incontournable » - Décideurs Stratégies Finance & Droit, 2020
• Tier 2 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Band 3 - Chambers and Partners Europe 2020

Employment

• Band 3 - Chambers and Partners Europe, 2020
• Tier 3 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

Environment

• Band 3 - Environnement - Chambers and Partners Europe, 2020
• Tier 3 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

Information Technologies/Communications

• Band 1 - Chambers and Partners Europe, 2020
• Tier 1 - IT & Internet - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Tier 1 - Data Privacy and Data Protection - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Information Technology Law Firm of the Year 2020 - Best Lawyers

Intellectual Property

• Tier 1 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Band 3 - Chambers and Partners Europe, 2020

Litigation

• Tier 4 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

M&A/Private Equity

• Tier 2 - Fusions & Acquisitions - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Tier 2 - Private Equity/Venture - Growth Capital - Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• Band 4 - Chambers and Partners Europe 2020

Public Law

• Band 1 - Chambers and Partners Europe 2020
• Tier 2 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

Real Estate

• Band 3 - Chambers and Partners Europe 2020
• Tier 2 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

Tax

• Band 2 - Chambers and Partners Europe 2020
• Tax Firm of the Year - International Tax Review Awards 2020
• Tax Litigation and Disputes Practice Leader of the Year - Eric Meier - International Tax Review Awards 2020
• Impact Deal of the Year - International Tax Review Awards 2020
• Impact Case of the Year - International Tax Review Awards 2020
• Tier 1 - Legal 500 EMEA 2020

Pro Bono & Community Service

Our recent pro bono activities include partnering with Amazon on preparing legal research papers on the rights of child migrants for Save the Children and performing volunteer work at Autremonde, an association combating social exclusion. We also advised artist Gunter Demnig's foundation on his Stolpersteine project to remember victims of National Socialism by installing brass plaques in the pavement in front of their last known addresses. So far more than 50,000 of these plaques have been installed in 18 countries throughout Europe, including France.

Sustainability

We recycle 80% of the paper used by our Paris office through a partnership with Tri-Ethnic, a company dedicated to social inclusion and sustainability. We also recycle glass, cans and plastic. In 2013, our Paris office signed a green lease that includes energy savings considerations and initiatives to reduce our future energy consumption.