Associates (m/f/d) – Public Law

Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch Partnerschaftsgesellschaft; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier international matters

Individual mentoring

Outstanding professional development

Flexibility

Family support

Wellbeing offers

Job summary

Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch Partnerschaftsgesellschaft in Düsseldorf seeks associates (m/f/d) to join the Public Law practice. You will work on FDI filings, export control and sanctions, and infrastructure projects, spanning environmental, energy and state aid matters.

You'll advise on public-law aspects of M&A, represent clients before courts and authorities, and contribute to planning, permitting and contract drafting in energy law. A dynamic, international environment awaits.

Qualifications

• State examinations with grades of fully satisfactory (vollbefriedigend) or better.
• Ideally, relevant experience in public law.
• Business-fluent English, preferably acquired abroad.
• Additional qualifications such as an LL.M. or doctorate welcome.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach, a focus on solutions, dedication, team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Review FDI filings and coordinate reviews with local counsel.
• Advise on export control and sanctions compliance in transactions.
• Advise on planning and implementing infrastructure projects.
• Advise on public law aspects of M&A, including due diligence and negotiations.
• Represent clients before courts and authorities on public business law matters.
• Advise on planning and permitting for energy installations and energy law contracts.

Skills

Public Law

English proficiency

Team player

Education

State examinations with grades of fully satisfactory (vollbefriedigend) or better

Job description

About us

With more than 400 lawyers across our offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Brussels and London, Gleiss Lutz advises clients on all aspects of business law. Our full service approach delivers top-tier advice across the spectrum. We are renowned for our in-depth and pragmatic approach to solving the most complex legal challenges – and for our uncompromising commitment to quality.

We are seeking associates (Rechtsanwälte) (m/f/d) to join our Public Law practice at our Düsseldorf office.

Our team ranks among the leading practices in Germany, and advises and represents companies, public authorities and associations in Germany and abroad across the full breadth of public law. We focus in particular on environmental and planning law, energy and regulatory law, export control, sanctions and investment control, and state subsidies and state aid. We specialise in matters where public law intersects with other practice areas, meaning we often work across offices and fields of law – for example with M&A, Compliance, and Defense & Security.

Your role

You’ll focus on the following:

• Reviewing FDI filing and approval requirements, coordinating the relevant reviews by local counsel around the world, and representing clients in FDI proceedings before the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
• Advising companies on compliance with export control and sanctions law requirements in commercial transactions and within their own companies
• Advising on planning and implementing infrastructure projects
• Advising on the public law aspects of M&A transactions, including due diligence, contract negotiations and closing preparation, particularly in export control and sanctions compliance, environmental and energy law, state subsidies and investment control
• Representing clients before courts and authorities on a broad range of public business law matters, including state aid and foreign trade law
• Advising on planning and permitting issues for industrial and energy generation installations and contract drafting in the field of energy law

Your profile

• State examinations with grades of fully satisfactory (vollbefriedigend) or better
• Ideally, relevant experience in public law
• Business-fluent English, preferably acquired abroad
• Additional qualifications such as an LL.M. or doctorate welcome
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach, a focus on solutions, dedication, team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility

What we offer

• Top-tier international matters: Work on top national and international matters and broaden your horizons through secondments across our global network.
• Individual mentoring:We support you as an equal – with personalised mentoring and strong team spirit.
• Outstanding professional development: The Gleiss Lutz Academy offers tailored programmes from the start of your career through to partnership.
• Flexibility: Flexible working‑time models, mobile work, 30 days’ annual leave, special leave for important life events, and the option to take up to two sabbaticals give you space to balance what matters.
• Family support: Our partner Viva Familienservice provides professional assistance with childcare, elder care, and other challenges that family life can pose.
• Wellbeing offers: Our comprehensive Corporate Health Programme and the EGYM Wellpass help you stay healthy, balanced and resilient in the long term.

Help us raise the bar – apply now and join a team that lives excellence and empowers growth.

We value qualification, personality, and potential. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnic or social background, religion, belief, sexual orientation or identity.

Contact

Meike Volk
Recruiting

Taunusanlage 11, 60329 Frankfurt
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]