Clifford Chance retains 38 of 50 spring qualifiers
2026-02-27
Clifford Chance has offered newly qualified roles to 38 of its 50 spring qualifying trainees, giving the cohort a retention rate of 76%.
The result means 12 trainees in the qualifying group were not retained by the firm. The report does not detail the subsequent plans or destinations of those who were not offered positions.
The figure provides a snapshot of the firm’s conversion of trainees into newly qualified solicitors for this intake, rather than a measure of its overall annual trainee recruitment.
