ACT Associate (all levels of seniority) - Brussels

Freshfields; Lafayette (LA); Remote; USD 81,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking ambitious and qualified lawyers to join its global antitrust practice in Brussels. Candidates should possess top-class academic qualifications, excellent communication skills, and a strong interest in competition law. The role includes advising clients on complex legal issues and managing transactions. This position offers a competitive compensation package and a collaborative international work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

International working environment

Training and mentoring programs

Qualifications

• Prior experience or strong interest in competition and trade law.
• Proactive and committed to providing excellent service to clients.
• Ability to manage a challenging workload.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on competition law issues.
• Drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Managing client relationships.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Fluent in English

Fluency in French

Ability to handle high responsibility

Team player

Solution-oriented mindset

Education

Top-class academic qualifications (preferably LL.M.)

Job description

The Freshfields Brussels office is recruiting ambitious, qualified lawyers of all levels of seniority 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.

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

• Advising clients on a range of competition law and commercial issues.
• Drafting/negotiating transaction or other contract documents.
• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.
• Managing transactions.
• Managing client relationships.
• Actively participating in business development and client events.
• Training/managing trainees/junior lawyers.

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.