Dutch native Competition Lawyer - Renowed international firm

Steve Skills | Niche Recruitment Agency; Brussel Hoofdstad; In loco; EUR 110.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Our client is a leading global law firm in Brussels seeking a Dutch-speaking Senior Associate in Competition Law. You will advise multinational clients on cross-border matters, manage complex files, and collaborate with a global team to drive strategic outcomes.

You will contribute to business development and client relationships while developing the practice in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.

Competenze

• Qualified lawyer in an EU jurisdiction.
• 6 to 10 years of Competition Law experience at a leading international firm.
• Strong expertise across merger control, investigations, behavioural competition law, FDI and FSR.
• Experience advising multinational clients on complex cross-border matters.

Mansioni

• Advise clients on merger control filings before the European Commission and competition authorities.
• Assist clients with FDI and FSR assessments and notifications across multiple jurisdictions.
• Represent clients in competition law investigations, market studies and regulatory proceedings.
• Advise on State Aid matters and broader EU regulatory issues.
• Counsel clients on behavioural competition law, distribution systems, commercial agreements and compliance programmes.
• Work closely with colleagues across our client's international Competition practice on cross-border matters.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and become a strategic business partner.
• Contribute actively to business development initiatives and client relationship management.

Conoscenze

Competition law experience

Dutch fluency

English fluency

Drafting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Cross-border advising

Formazione

EU-qualified lawyer

Descrizione del lavoro

Wanted: Dutch native competition lawyer

Brussels

In a nutshell

• Advise multinational clients on high-profile Competition, Merger Control, FDI, FSR and State Aid matters across multiple jurisdictions
• Qualified lawyer between 6 to 10 of experience in Competition Law gained within a leading international Law firm
• International platform, sophisticated cross-border work, strong career development opportunities and a commercially driven environment

Your function

Our client advises clients across the full spectrum of EU and Belgian competition law matters.

Working closely with colleagues across the firm's global Competition practice, you will support leading multinational clients on some of their most strategic and business-critical matters.

As a Senior Associate, you will play a key role in advising clients and managing complex files while contributing to the continued growth of the practice:

• Advise clients on merger control filings before the European Commission and competition authorities.
• Assist clients with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) assessments and notifications across multiple jurisdictions.
• Represent clients in competition law investigations, market studies and regulatory proceedings.
• Advise on State Aid matters and broader EU regulatory issues.
• Counsel clients on behavioural competition law, distribution systems, commercial agreements and compliance programmes.
• Work closely with colleagues across our client's international Competition practice on cross-border matters.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and become a strategic business partner.
• Contribute actively to business development initiatives and client relationship management.

Your profile

• Qualified lawyer in an EU jurisdiction.
• 6 to 10 of Competition Law experience gained within a leading Law firm.
• Strong expertise across merger control, investigations, behavioural competition Law, FDI and FSR.
• Experience advising multinational clients on complex cross-border matters.
• Dutch as mother tongue and fluent English.
• Commercially astute with a genuine interest in legal, regulatory and business developments.
• Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build and develop long-term client relationships.

What's in it for you

This opportunity offers the chance to join one of the world's largest and most respected international law firms and be a key member of the Belgian team. You will work on sophisticated, high-profile matters alongside recognised Competition Law specialists within a truly global platform.

Our client invests heavily in professional development through tailored training programmes, international collaboration and secondment opportunities. The firm combines technical excellence with a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, empowering lawyers to build their practice while working closely with clients and colleagues across jurisdictions.

About out client

Our client is a leading global Law firm with offices across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. The firm advises clients on cross-border projects, strategic transactions and complex disputes, delivering innovative legal solutions in an increasingly interconnected world.

The Brussels office plays a key role within the firm's international Competition practice and regularly advises multinational clients on some of the most significant competition and regulatory matters in Europe.