ACT Associate (from 2 years PQE onwards ) - Brussels

0400 FBD USA LLP; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Cross-border teams

Agile working framework

Mentoring programs

Inclusive environment

Résumé du poste

Freshfields Brussels is recruiting ambitious, qualified lawyers with at least 2 years’ post-qualification experience to join its market-leading global antitrust practice. Our lawyers handle some of the world’s most complex mandates and advise clients on competition, regulatory and trade law issues, many of which are cross-border or global.

You will contribute to the wider success of Freshfields’ ACT team through business development and knowledge management, and relocation to Brussels is a

Qualifications

• Top-class academic qualifications, preferably including an LL.M.
• Experience or strong interest in competition and trade law.
• Fluent in English; French is an asset.
• Willingness to relocate to Brussels.
• Team player with strong workload management and client service focus.

Responsabilités

• Advising clients on competition law and commercial issues.
• Drafting/negotiating transaction or other contract documents.
• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.
• Managing transactions.
• Managing client relationships.
• Active participation in business development and client events.
• Training/junior lawyers and trainees.

Connaissances

English fluency

Team player

Communication skills

High responsibility

Formation

LL.M. degree

Description du poste

The Freshfields Brussels office is recruiting ambitious, qualified lawyers with at least 2 years’ post-qualification experience to join its market-leading global antitrust practice. Our lawyers are involved in some of the world’s most complex but rewarding mandates, and advise clients on all types of competition, regulatory and trade law issues, many of which are cross-border or global. In addition to being involved in cutting-edge client facing work, you will be able to contribute to the wider success of Freshfields’ global Antitrust, Competition and Trade (ACT) team through proactive involvement in business development and knowledge management.

Your profile

• You have top-class academic qualifications, preferably including an LL.M. degree.


• You have prior experience or a strong interest in competition and trade law.


• You have excellent written and oral communication skills and are fluent in English;


• Fluency in French is an asset.


• You are a team player, motivated, and solution-oriented.


• You are capable of handling a high degree of responsibility and managing a challenging workload.


• You are proactive and committed to providing excellent service to our clients.


• Relocating to Brussels is a requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising clients on a range of competition law and commercial issues.


• Drafting/negotiating transaction or other contract documents.


• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.


• Managing transactions.


• Managing client relationships.


• Actively participating in business development and client events.


• Training/managing trainees/junior lawyers.

What we offer

• A competitive compensation and benefits package.


• The opportunity to deliver world-class, innovative solutions to our clients’ most complex legal issues within a truly international and highly collegiate environment.


• A global experience of working together in cross-border, cross-functional teams that bring together different cultures, ideas and places to drive client success.


• An agile working framework.


• An inclusive working environment where you can achieve your potential with dedicated training that includes access to Freshfields’ leading training and mentoring programs.

Freshfields is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world’s leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments on ground-breaking and business critical mandates. At Freshfields we seek to create a better future for our clients, our people and the communities in which we work. Our global teams bring together individuals with different experiences, skills and strengths in a culture where we support all to belong, engage and excel.