Associate

The Department

Our team operates globally across more than 40 countries which means our clients benefit from a valuable combination of global insight and local knowledge that allows us to handle complex transactions and multi-party, high-value project work across multiple jurisdictions.

Role Purpose

We are looking for an Associate to join our IPT & Employment team in Casablanca, Morocco. You will enjoy a broad diet of IPT and Employment work, working as part of a multi-jurisdictional team.

By joining us you will have the widest platform to progress your career, in a culture where you have a remit to make a real impact.

Main duties and responsibilities

Working as part of our market leading global team, you will enjoy a broad diet of work that will generally cover all our core services with a focus on:

• IT, e-commerce and commercial projects
• IP advisory and strategic due diligence
• Advisory work in respect of technology innovation projects
• Data protection and privacy matters
• Cyber security and risk management projects
• Employment-related advisory
• General advisory on regulatory issues

About you

We do not set upper or lower limits of PQE for any of our vacancies. We have however given an indicative PQE as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have between 1 - 3 years PQE, are likely to have the right level of knowledge and have gained the right level of experience needed to be able to undertake this role.

You will:

• Be a qualified lawyer fluent in English, French and Arabic and;
• Have experience at an international law firm or a Moroccan law firm with international exposure
• Possess strong knowledge of contract and labor law, as well as IPT and data privacy regulations
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical legal issues relevant to our clients
• Have experience drafting legal documents with a commercial and client-focused approach
• Exhibit strong commercial awareness and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Identify and capitalize on business opportunities, including repeat client engagements
• Develop and maintain a strong network of internal and external contacts
• Adhere to professional standards and comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

Our values

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional - we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

Diversity and inclusion

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

Hybrid working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-engagement screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.

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