Career opportunities

The key to our firm’s success lies in our people. We are proud to have built an incredibly international, multilingual, culturally diverse and highly stimulating environment. We are strong advocates of diversity and gender equality and actively look to support our employees in helping them to achieve the right work-life balance. We are staunch believers in ongoing training and as such significantly invest and support our lawyers in the development of their practice at the firm.

As a constantly growing firm, we are always interested in hearing from talented and motivated candidates who feel they would thrive at our firm. We welcome applications from qualified lawyers, trainees (Swiss law and international law), professional support and administrative staff. #acareeratlalive #lifeatlalive

Life at lalive

BENOIT ARTHUR MAURON

Counsel specialising in litigation

I have recently become a father and have been the first to benefit from the firm’s new initiative to grant two weeks of fully paid paternity leave. I find this to be a good gesture of the firm in its efforts to improve working conditions, support its employees and promote gender equality in the workplace, which I believe can only be attained by allowing fathers to be more involved at home. Going forward, I appreciate the firm’s flexible working hours policy which includes working from home when needed.

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ANDRE BRUNSCHWEILER

Partner

I had the pleasure of being one of the first members of the LALIVE Zurich office when it opened in 2010. We were only 3 lawyers back then and in only 8 years have evolved into a structure with 20 lawyers. Naturally, with our Geneva office with a history of more than 50 years and over 60 lawyers from more than 15 jurisdictions and as many languages spoken, the Zurich office never was a real “start-up” but I always enjoyed working in a relatively small and young team in a truly international and very dynamic environment. The flat hierarchy, combined with a great portion of autonomy in my work from day one, have always been a great selling point.

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ANTON VALLÉLIAN

Associate

I studied international law and human rights law for a good part of my career, so it was important for me to find an international firm that shared my values. Quite uniquely in Switzerland and in law firms in general, in Lalive I found a firm that is not afraid to defend its ideas on the domestic or international stage, and I had the opportunity to give life to the principles I studied and see international law and human rights law in action.

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JAIME GALLEGO

Partner

I joined LALIVE in early 2009 as an associate and since then have worked on a very good mix of commercial and investment arbitrations, ranging from very large to smaller cases. As a lawyer qualified both in England and Wales and Spain, arbitrations subject to a broad range of laws, both from common law jurisdictions and civil law jurisdictions, have come my way. The dual qualification has also been a boon in the field of investment arbitration where the legal solutions often have a mixed origin.

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JULIETTE ASSO

Associate specialising in international arbitration

When I was a trainee, I was treated like a full member of the team on the cases I worked on (which included attending hearings). Since becoming an associate, I have been given more responsibility and the opportunity to manage small cases from beginning to end. On larger cases, I work closely with experts and witnesses on a day to day basis on the issues I am in charge of.

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Katja Böttcher

Legal Project Manager

After 13 years at the Swiss Federal Police, working primary in a leadership role, I was looking for a new challenge in the private sector. While I had a legal background, my experience in law enforcement was not an obvious fit for a traditional law firm.

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Current opportunities

Join our growing, talented team

Senior associate - LITIGATION/WHITE collar crime - zurich

(SENIOR) associate - banking and finance litigation - zurich

Associate - international arbitration group - geneva, zurich or london

Associate - CORPORATE/M&A - litigation - zurich

Swiss-qualified International Arbitration Associate Geneva or Zurich

Substitut*innen - zurich

AVOCAT·E-STAGIAIRES - genève

Nous offrons, au sein de notre bureau de Genève, des stages de 18 mois en vue de la préparation de l’examen du brevet d’avocat. 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 qui ont achevé leur formation universitaire avec d’excellentes notes et qui souhaitent 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 disponible débute en février 2023. Si vous êtes intéressé(e) à postuler, veuillez soumettre votre lettre de motivation et votre CV, ainsi que des copies de vos diplômes, notes universitaires et autres qualifications en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous. Merci de préciser dans votre candidature quand vous seriez disponible pour commencer un stage. Pour toute question concernant ces places, veuillez envoyer un e-mail à recruitment@lalive.law.

We offer 18-month traineeships in preparation of the bar exam in our Geneva office. Our trainees work in the litigation practice group, with different teams of lawyers, allowing them to gain professional experience in an international law firm focusing on dispute resolution.

We welcome candidates who have graduated from university with excellent grades, wishing to gain practical experience in a challenging, high powered environment. Excellent command of French is a must, as is a very good working knowledge of English and German.

Our next available position starts in February 2023. If you are interested in applying, please submit your cover letter and CV, as well as copies of your diplomas, university grades and any other qualifications by clicking on the link below, specifying in your application when you would be available to start an internship. For any questions regarding this role, please mail recruitment@lalive.law.

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Lawyers

International trainees

Recruitment and hr administrator - geneva

Our dedicated HR team is looking for a Recruitment and HR 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 HR Manager 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:

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 of documents received, preparation of administrative documents and forms (e.g. tax at source, family allowance), database entry and profile creation.

HR:

Maintaining and updating personnel records for all employees, 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;
Assisting with the administration of ongoing performance reviews, including by arranging meetings and coordinating feedback;
Using internal HRIS to provide accurate and useful information and reports to the HR Manager and the rest of the HR team;
Assisting HR Coordinator with administration of monthly payroll variables, eg by collating address/bank account changes;
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.

What we look for:

Commercial education or equivalent; Swiss HR Certificat d'assistant-e en gestion du personnel would be of benefit;
Experience in an administrative role required; experience in HR or in a law firm/comparable environment would be an advantage;
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;
Excellent written and oral English imperative; business-level German and/or French a real advantage;
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) to Sarah Armitage, Deputy HR Manager, by clicking on the link below. For any questions regarding this role please email recruitment@lalive.law. Only direct applications considered.

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Career opportunities

Life at lalive

BENOIT ARTHUR MAURON

ANDRE BRUNSCHWEILER

ANTON VALLÉLIAN

JAIME GALLEGO

JULIETTE ASSO

Katja Böttcher