Careers

Nous offrons des stages d’avocat de 18 mois en vue de la préparation de l’examen du brevet à Genève. Nos stagiaires travaillent avec différentes équipes d’avocats dans le groupe chargé du contentieux judiciaire, ce qui leur permet d’acquérir une expérience professionnelle complète, auprès d’une étude d’avocats internationale et spécialisée dans la résolution des litiges.

Nous accueillons les candidates et les candidats en train d’achever leur formation académique avec d’excellentes notes et aspirant à acquérir une expérience pratique dans un environnement hautement performant et stimulant. Une excellente maîtrise du français est indispensable, tout comme une très bonne connaissance pratique de l’anglais et de l’allemand.

Notre prochaine place sera disponible en mars 2027. En cas d’intérêt, veuillez soumettre votre CV, ainsi que les copies de vos diplômes, procès-verbaux d’examens universitaires et autres compétences en cliquant sur ce lien. Merci de préciser vos dates de disponibilité pour le début du stage.

Pour toute question, veuillez vous adresser à recruitment@lalive.law. 

• Compliance and Risk Advisory: advising companies, financial institutions and international organisations on the design, implementation and enhancement of compliance and risk management frameworks.
• AML/ Financial Crime Compliance: supporting AML/CFT mandates, including compliance risk assessments, controls testing, transaction reviews, remediation projects and responses to regulatory scrutiny.
• Sanctions Compliance: advising on Swiss, EU and international sanctions regimes, including compliance assessments, internal reviews and ongoing advisory support.
• Market Conduct and Integrity: advising on compliance issues relating to market abuse, insider trading controls, conflicts of interest and related governance frameworks.
• Compliance Documentation: drafting and reviewing compliance policies, procedures, codes of conduct and risk documentation in line with regulatory requirements and international best practices.

Your Profile:

• Lawyer or legally trained person with relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in compliance within a bank, law firm, or regulated financial institution.
• Strong track record in AML, onboarding/KYC, and transaction monitoring.
• Experience with insider trading, market manipulation, and sanctions.
• Solid understanding of FINSA/LSFin, suitability & appropriateness requirements.
• Excellent drafting skills in French and English; good German skills strongly preferred.
• Ability to produce precise, structured written compliance documents and reports in both languages.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• A good team player who is able to handle complex, high pressure, cases where precision and expert knowledge and experience are critical. 

If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team, please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter) online here. For any questions regarding this role please email recruitment@lalive.law. Only direct applications considered.

Our dedicated HR team is looking for a HR and Recruitment Administrator. We are looking for bright, organised and motivated candidates, with a passion for HR, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a real desire to be part of a dynamic international environment. Reporting to the Head of HR and working as part of a team, the Recruitment and HR Administrator will provide administrative support and assistance in respect of the entire employee life cycle, including particularly recruitment processes across all three offices.

Responsibilities will include:

HR:

• Maintaining and updating employee records, ensuring compliance with firm policies and procedures and all legal administrative requirements;
• Monitoring and coordination of holiday requests and approvals, working hours, compensatory leave, lawyer workload, time recording, overtime obligations, and sickness absences; 
• Ensuring the HRIS is accurate and up-to-date and using it to provide accurate and useful information and reports to the Head of HR and the rest of the HR team, as well as to Payroll
• Assisting with matters of employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health reporting, including insurance declarations; 
• Contributing to the efficient day-to-day operation of the HR function;
• Assisting on ad hoc employee relations matters and other HR projects as required.  

Recruitment:

• Providing strong administrative support to ensure an effective, timely and productive recruitment process, including by reviewing applications, coordinating interviews and feedback, and communicating with candidates;
• Proofing, formatting, and posting approved job adverts;
• Assisting with the preparation of contracts, contract amendments, and other formal employment documentation;
• Administrative assistance in onboarding and offboarding procedures – filing and preparation of administrative documents and forms, database entry and profile creation.

What we look for:

• Commercial education or equivalent; Swiss HR Certificat d'assistant-e en gestion du personnel would be an advantage;
• Excellent written and oral English and French with business-level German is imperative;
• Experience in an administrative role required; experience in HR or in a law firm/comparable environment would be an asset;
• Rigorous organisational skills, an ability to prioritise, and a keen eye for detail;
• Proven ability to work in a team as well as autonomously;
• Talented, proactive, and motivated to learn and develop;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and understanding of confidentiality;
• Confident with IT; experienced and competent user of Microsoft Office, and in particular Excel.

If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team, please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter) here. For any questions regarding this role please email recruitment@lalive.law. Only direct applications through our recruitment platform considered.

We offer six-month internships in our international arbitration practice group in Geneva, Zurich and London.

We welcome applications from candidates demonstrating a keen interest in international arbitration, whether through academic studies or practical experience. Please click here for more information about the role, our support as well as our requirements.

We aim to recruit interns 8 months in advance of their start date. We invite you to submit your application on the timeline outlined below:

• For positions starting in January 2027, please submit your application by 30 April 2026.

Once the relevant deadline has passed, applications for that period will be closed. Your application will then be reviewed and you can expect a response from us.

If you are keen to be challenged, you share our belief in the power of teams, and you are excited about learning from leaders in their field, then we would be pleased to receive your application. Please click here to submit your cover letter and CV, as well as copies of your diplomas and other qualifications, specifying in your application when you would be available to start your internship and your right to work in Switzerland and/or England. For any questions regarding this role, please email recruitment@lalive.law.