ACT Junior Associate (up to 2 years’ PQE) - Brussels

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global law firm in Düsseldorf is seeking ambitious junior lawyers with up to 2 years’ post-qualification experience for its antitrust practice. Ideal candidates will have top-class academic qualifications and a strong interest in competition and trade law. Responsibilities include analyzing legal issues, developing merger strategies, and engaging with competition authorities. The role demands excellent communication skills and offers a competitive compensation package within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Leistungen

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Global experience in a cross-border team

Agile working framework

Inclusive working environment with training programs

Qualifikationen

• Fluency in English is essential.
• Experience in competition law is preferred.
• Ability to manage responsibility and challenging workload.

Aufgaben

• Analyze competition law and commercial issues for clients.
• Develop merger clearance strategies and draft transaction documents.
• Engage with competition authorities and courts.
• Participate in business development and client events.

Kenntnisse

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Interest in competition and trade law

Team player

Proactive and solution-oriented

Ausbildung

Top-class academic qualifications including LL.M.

Jobbeschreibung

The Freshfields Brussels office is recruiting ambitious junior lawyers of up to 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.

We will also consider applications from junior lawyers who are still undertaking their professional training and who are close to qualification in their home jurisdiction, and who are looking to start their career as an associate in our leading global antitrust practice.

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.
• 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

• Analyzing a range of competition law and commercial issues to advise clients.
• Developing merger clearance strategies including drafting / negotiating transaction or other contract documents.
• Engaging with competition authorities and courts including drafting submissions.
• Actively participating in business development and client events.

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.