Bird & Bird opens up a world of possibilities for lawyers. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes Bird & Bird an inspiring and collaborative place to work.
The Brussels Employment team of Bird & Bird is unique because of its holistic approach to legal HR issues and its ability to leverage and collaborate with the firm's global network. The practice covers the traditional strands of any mature employment practice (litigation, advisory and transactional work). The practice encompasses all legal HR issues, and ranges from pure employment work, industrial relations related matters over social security matters, to privacy, data protection, international mobility and compensation and benefits issues. In the Bird & Bird network, the Brussels team serves as the hub and centre of excellence for EU-driven employment law and legal developments.
We assist our clients with day-to-day management of arising HR legal issues, but the major part of our practice deals with complex and sensitive labour matters, quite often on a cross-border scale, with boardroom type advice, strategic advisory work, and transactions which are strategic and sometimes transformational for our clients.
The Brussels employment team is fully aligned with Bird & Bird's sector approach with a strong focus on technology. This strategy guides the team in terms of business development, thought leadership, technical expertise and legal tech. The client base in many industry sectors reflects that focus.
The team currently consists of five fully dedicated employment lawyers, and we are looking to recruit a dynamic junior associate are keen to further develop the successful practice.
By excelling and contributing to our growing legal practice of 7 C's:
We are keen to hear from you if you have:
If you think you are the right fit, send your cv, motivation letter and transcripts via email (click on the "Apply" button below).
Learn more about our firm at www.twobirds.com. You can find the latest updates from our team on LinkedIn.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact our HR manager Anneke Vermeir on annv@twobirds.com. She will be happy to answer any queries.
Bird & Bird is committed to maintaining an inclusive working environment and we are an equal opportunities employer. We will actively support and supervise your professional development. We support an agile working environment and are happy to discuss flexible working.