The Brussels Dispute Resolution practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is expanding and is looking for Dutch speaking junior and midlevel associates to join its team.

Our team of 9 lawyers in Brussels represent Belgian and international corporate and private equity clients as well as financial institutions on cross-border and domestic litigation and arbitration, white collar crime matters and regulatory investigations. Our team is recognised as a market leader in corporate and commercial disputes, financial disputes, competition litigation, global investigations and risk management.

Key requirements

• You are a junior or midlevel lawyer with experience in dispute resolution.
• You are Belgian law trained and have excellent academic credentials. A post-graduate degree is a plus.
• You are a Dutch speaker with an excellent command of English and a good command of French.
• You are an ambitious and motivated person with first rate technical abilities driven to do high profile work;
• You are creative, curious and rigorous, have good communication skills and are able to take on a high degree of responsibility.
• You are proactive and committed to providing an excellent service to clients.

What we offer

• To be part of a leading international Dispute Resolution practice with teams spread across Europe, Asia and the US advising global clients on a range of domestic, EU and international cases.
• To have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of contentious matters in a highly dynamic environment.
• To be able to closely cooperate with colleagues in our corporate, competition, finance, tax, employment and regulatory teams based in Brussels and in other Freshfields' offices for multi-jurisdictional proceedings and investigations.
• To benefit from a structured network allowing new legal developments to be shared rapidly among the teams, adding value for our lawyers and clients.
• To be able to participate in international technical and personal skills trainings bringing together lawyers from all around the network.
• A highly competitive compensation package.

Interested in being part of our team?

Do not hesitate then to submit your application. We would be delighted to consider your candidacy.

Please submit your CV, cover letter and transcripts for each university year.