Welcome! We’re glad that you are interested in building your career at DFDL. On this page you’ll find an overview of careers at DFDL, and information about how to apply for a position. If you prefer, you can jump ahead to find out about current opportunities with the firm.

What kinds of jobs are available?

As a large law firm with offices across the Mekong Region and beyond, DFDL is always on the lookout for high-quality legal talent to join our team. We currently focus on five key practice areas, and so if you are a lawyer with strong skills in these areas, you should consider a career with DFDL:

• Corporate & Commercial
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Energy, Mining & Infrastructure
• Tax 

DFDL also employs many other professionals as supporting staff. We recruit enthusiastic and energetic staff to support our advisers in the following areas:

• Translation specialists
• Accounting and finance
• Human resources
• IT and systems support
• Business development and marketing
• General management
• Administration and secretarial services

If you are a skilled professional looking for a challenging and rewarding career at a prominent company with international exposure, DFDL is the right choice for you.

Why join DFDL?

At DFDL you will find yourself in a fast paced, high-quality work environment where you are expected to excel, where you will be asked to use your creativity, and where you will be required to develop your skills on an ongoing basis. Are you up for the challenge? DFDL actively encourages the development of our staff to ensure that the services provided to clients, both internal and external, are at an international standard and promote progression in their career.  We create opportunities for staff to build their careers inside the firm through training, promotions and transfers to new positions.

You will be provided with a competitive salary, and other benefits typical of working for an international company. At DFDL, we pay our staff based on the results they deliver; high performers are rewarded for their contribution to the business.

What we look for in candidates

DFDL has some core technical requirements for all of our staff:

• Strong technical skills
• Thorough comprehension of their particular professional knowledge area
• Excellent spoken and written English skills

When we are recruiting, we also look for something beyond these skills. We are looking for staff who will fit in comfortably at the firm, so they can be a part of the team. We look for people who:

• Are outgoing and willing to speak their mind
• Behave with impeccable professionalism
• Are committed to their own professional and personal development
• Will thrive in a multicultural environment
• Are analytical thinkers who are not shy of showing some creative flair
• Have a good understanding of the business world and how it affects their work

Does it sound like we are talking about you? If so, you will enjoy working at DFDL and you’ll be entering an environment where you have the chance to thrive. We’d love to hear from you and have the opportunity to discuss the next stage of your career at DFDL.

For more information

You should download our Careers at DFDL guide which provides more detailed information for candidates about working at DFDL. Please also visit the other parts of our website www.dfdl.com for detailed information about the firm, our activities and the leading members of our team.

How to apply

In the Current Opportunities section of our website, we advertise current vacancies at the Firm. The posting for each vacancy will include instructions on how to apply, and the documentation that needs to be submitted with your application.

If there is not a current vacancy suited to your background, we are still interested in hearing from you. DFDL is always looking to recruit talented individuals. We maintain a database of interested candidates and will contact them about upcoming opportunities. In some cases, positions are filled through our candidate database without being publicly advertised. To express your interest in joining DFDL, you should complete the application form and send it along with your CV to careers@dfdl.com.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!