Legal Consultant - ACT Brussels

Freshfields; Bayham; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a motivated legal consultant to support partners in competition and trade law cases. The ideal candidate will have an LL.M. degree, strong communication skills, and will be proactive in providing excellent service. The position requires relocation to Brussels. This role offers a competitive compensation package and the chance to work in a dynamic international team.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Access to training and mentoring programs

Agile working framework

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Top-class academic qualifications required.
• Prior experience or strong interest in competition and trade law.
• Fluency in English; French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support partners on competition law issues.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents.
• Draft submissions to competition authorities.

Skills

Competency in competition and trade law

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Team player

Proactive and solution-oriented

Education

LL.M. degree

Job description

Job Description Summary Our Legal Consultants from the Brussels ACT team make an important contribution to projects and transactions. They are keen to contribute in operating at the forefront of this practice area and assist on all types of competition cases around the world, many of which are cross-border or global.

Depending on the level of their skills, our legal consultants support our partners and associates on the complete range of competition, antitrust, regulatory, and trade issues and our substantial litigation practice, regularly appearing in the European and national courts on EU law, antitrust/competition and trade cases.

This is a chance for a highly motivated candidate to join an award-winning and energetic team of true professionals who consistently strive to develop new and imaginative commercial solutions to the issues faced by Freshfields LLP clients.

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

• Supporting partners and associates on a range of ongoing competition law and commercial issues.
• Drafting/negotiating transaction or other contract documents.
• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.

What we offer

• A competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A truly international and highly collegiate environment, driven by the ambition to deliver world-class, innovative solutions to our clients’ most complex legal issues.
• The possibility to work together in cross-border, cross-functional teams, giving you the chance to experience new cultures, ideas and places.
• 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.