Career Opportunities

Latham & Watkins is seeking Law Clerks to join our Competition/Antitrust practice. This is a unique opportunity to work on complex and high-profile matters involving merger control, antitrust investigations, state aid, compliance, and regulatory issues before the European Commission, EU Courts, and national competition authorities, while collaborating with lawyers across our global platform.We are looking for candidates with outstanding academic credentials, including a Law Degree and preferably an LL.M. in Competition Law, EU Law, or a related field from a leading European or U.S. university. Prior experience in a law firm, particularly within a competition/antitrust practice, and/or at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP), is highly desirable....

The Milan office of Latham & Watkins is looking for a recent law graduate with a strong interest in developing their professional career in an international legal environment, for a position as Trainee Lawyer / Legal Trainee within the Corporate M&A / Private Equity department. The Corporate department advises private equity funds, listed and non-listed companies, industrial groups, and international investors on extraordinary transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and other complex corporate transactions, often characterized by a significant cross-border dimension.Working in collaboration with a team of professionals, the trainee will be actively involved in the department's main activities, including:- ...

Latham & Watkins' Milan office is seeking a law student or recent law graduate with a strong interest in pursuing a professional career in an international legal environment, for a placement as a paid intern or through an early-stage traineeship (praticantato) within the Banking & Finance department. The Finance department advises leading financial institutions, investment funds, financial sponsors, and Italian and international industrial groups on domestic and cross-border financing transactions. The team advises on a wide range of transactions, including acquisition finance, leveraged finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance, debt restructuring, and other structured finance transactions, regularly working on some of the most complex and significant transactions...

The Milan office of Latham & Watkins is looking for a law graduate/graduating student with a strong interest in pursuing a professional path in an international legal environment, for placement through a paid internship or early-stage traineeship ("pratica anticipata") within the Corporate M&A/Private Equity department. The Corporate department advises private equity funds, listed and non-listed companies, industrial groups, and international investors on extraordinary transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and other complex corporate transactions.Working alongside the tutor and a team of young professionals, the candidate will be actively involved in various activities, including:- Supporting legal research...

Latham & Watkins' Milan office is seeking a highly motivated law student or recent law graduate with a strong interest in pursuing a professional career in an international legal environment, for a placement as a paid intern or through an early-stage traineeship (praticantato) within the Environment, Land & Resources (ELR) department. The ELR department advises domestic and international clients on environmental law, sustainability, data protection, compliance, and regulatory matters, supporting the firm's M&A and Capital Markets transactions as well as clients' ordinary legal needs.Working alongside a tutor and a team of young professionals, the candidate will be actively involved in a variety of activities, including:- supporting legal due diligence activities in connection with...

Latham & Watkins is seeking Law Clerks to join our Competition/Antitrust practice. This is a unique opportunity to work on complex and high-profile matters involving merger control, antitrust investigations, state aid, compliance, and regulatory issues before the European Commission, EU Courts, and national competition authorities, while collaborating with lawyers across our global platform.We are looking for candidates with outstanding academic credentials, including a Law Degree and preferably an LL.M. in Competition Law, EU Law, or a related field from a leading European or U.S. university. Prior experience in a law firm, particularly within a competition/antitrust practice, and/or at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP), is highly desirable....

We are looking for a student enrolled in the Master's Degree in Legal Practice, with a strong interest in the practice of law, to work alongside experienced professionals in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

We are looking for a student in their final or penultimate year of a Law degree, with a strong interest in the practice of law, to work alongside experienced professionals in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

We are looking for a student in their final year of the dual degree in Law and Business Analytics, with a strong interest in the practice of law, to work alongside experienced professionals in a dynamic and collaborative environment