Associate – Employment Practice

Linklaters Belgium; Brussel; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Linklaters Belgium is looking for an enthusiastic lawyer to join their Employment practice, focusing on a variety of high-profile employment matters. The role involves assisting clients with employment contracts, collective redundancies, and corporate restructurings.

With 1 to 5 years of experience required, candidates should be native Dutch speakers fluent in English and French, holding a first-class Belgian law degree. The firm offers a dynamic environment where collaboration and client satisfaction are key.

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years’ experience in employment law.
• Native Dutch speaker with excellent English and French.
• Possibly additional education abroad or a postgraduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting and terminating employment contracts.
• Handle client legal and HR department contacts.
• Work on collective redundancies and corporate restructurings.

Skills

Interest in financial, economic and legal matters

Excellent drafting and presentation skills

Strong analytical sense

Team player

Education

First-class Belgian law degree

Job description

Who are we?

Linklaters is a leading global law firm that specialises in advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions, and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver outstanding service to our clients worldwide.

About the role

Linklaters Belgium is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic lawyer to support the Employment practice across a range of initiatives. This position offers an opportunity to work with talented, engaged and motivated colleagues and clients in Belgium and abroad.

What we offer

Our employment practice is involved in various high‑profile employment matters, including recent and ongoing employment restructurings. We want to strengthen our team and provide state‑of‑the‑art training on a practice, local, and global level – on legal, technology, and soft skills.

Responsibilities

You will be involved in all areas of collective and individual employment law, including client assistance with drafting and terminating employment contracts, collective redundancies, and all employment aspects of corporate restructurings. Work will include outside‑court assistance and litigation before the court, covering transactional, advisory and litigation work.

You will handle first‑hand contacts with client legal and HR departments and have opportunities to work internationally.

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years’ experience and a keen interest in financial, economic and legal matters on a global scale.
• Native Dutch speaker with excellent command of English and French.
• First‑class Belgian law degree, possibly with additional education abroad or a postgraduate degree in the field.
• Strong analytical sense, excellent drafting and presentation skills (also in English), commercially aware and solution‑oriented.
• Team player, able to operate through complexity and ambiguity, staying focused on best outcomes and client satisfaction.
• Pragmatic, solution‑driven, creatively challenge future trends, including technology focus.

Additional Information

The firm operates as a meritocracy; selection for recruitment is on merit, irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity, age, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. The role may also include additional tasks as required.