Clifford Chance is a leading international law firm with a global presence. We are known for our exceptional legal services and our commitment to fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Our firm operates across multiple jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. This global perspective enables us to provide clients with comprehensive and tailored legal advice that addresses their international needs.
Clifford Chance offers a wide range of legal services, covering a broad spectrum of practice areas. Our expertise spans various industries and sectors, allowing us to provide clients with the highest quality legal advice.
Our people are our greatest asset. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining top talent from around the world. Our collaborative culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion create a rewarding and stimulating work environment.
We're delighted to partner with the Open University and the Career Transition Partnership on sponsorship of this category.
The Open University’s (OU) annual Business Barometer report reveals only 7% of organisations have specific initiatives for recruitment, retention, or training to support career changers. With 62% of employers reporting a skills shortage, enabling career changers is crucial to addressing the UK's workforce skills gap.
The OU, with over 55 years of experience, allows career changers to pursue their ambitions without requiring prior qualifications for most courses, benefiting over 2.3 million students. As a pioneer in supported distance learning, the OU enables individuals to balance earning and learning, particularly aiding those with disabilities—37,000 of its 199,000 students declare a disability. It also serves rural and deprived areas, with 28% of undergraduates from the 25% most deprived UK areas. The OU is a key option for armed forces personnel and veterans
Since 2017, the OU has provided higher and degree apprenticeships to learners in over 1,100 organisations, enhancing its solutions for upskilling and reskilling employees.
The Career Transition Partnership is the official resettlement service for the Armed Forces.
The CTP provides comprehensive personal support for Service leavers who are transitioning from their military career into civilian life. It has supported more than 310,000 personnel over the past 25 years.
We help Service leavers approach their resettlement with confidence, making sure that their destination after their Service is appropriate to their skills, knowledge, experience and aspirations – whether that is in work, in education or in retirement.
The service is delivered at ten Regional Resettlement Centres in the UK, along with the flagship Resettlement Training Centre in Aldershot, which contains purpose-built resettlement facilities.
Since 1 October 2024, the CTP has been a partnership between the Ministry of Defence working together with Reed in Partnership and the Forces Employment Charity.
You can find out more at modctp.co.uk
