Associate - EU & Competition law

Associate - EU & Competition law
Region: Brussels
Required experience: One year
Environment: Law Firm
Ref: LexGO27/08
Contract: Self-employed (Full-time)
Lawyer (Bar) European Law Competition law Remote friendly
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Company description

CMS is an international law firm with more than 90 lawyers based in Brussels and Antwerp, providing clients with a full range of legal and tax solutions. CMS is an ambitious and growing international organization. 

With more than 5,000 lawyers worldwide, we are present in 47 countries and 84 offices located throughout Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa and China.   

CMS is a founding member of the Legal Diversity and Inclusion Alliance (https://legaldiversityalliance.be/). Selection for recruitment is irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity, age, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. 

CMS Belgium has been granted a silver medal by Ecovadis, the world's most trusted business sustainability rating. 

More about CMS Belgium

Profile: 

  • You are bilingual in Dutch and in French and fluent in English 
  • Up to seven years of experience in the competition and European law department of a reputed business law firm 
  • You hold a Belgian law degree with enviable academic results with a Master or LLM in European law 
  • Strong analytical skills and a creative mind, taking initiatives and having a real interest in business life 
  • Accuracy and rigor are two of your qualities 
  • You are a team-player 

Main responsibilities: 

  • Advise companies, public authorities and national and international groups in several areas of EU and competition law, such as State aid, merger control, antitrust, FDI and FSR 
  • Cooperate with the various foreign CMS law firms and the different CMS Belgium departments, to experience the multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary approach of cases 
  • Manage files from start to finish, act with a satisfying degree of independence, under the supervision of a partner 
  • Assist to client meetings 
  • Intervene in procedures before the European Commission, the Belgian Competition Authority, the Court of Justice of the EU and national jurisdictions 

What we offer: 

  • Dynamic team of 9 people and 2 partners 
  • Local direction team 
  • Yearly assessment 
  • Work-life balance: homeworking on a regular basis after some autonomy is gained 
  • Entrepreneurial work environment 
  • Long term commitment to our lawyers 
  • Collaboration with other departments 
  • Collaboration on an international level with other CMS countries 
  • Custom-fit career path and trainings 
  • International CMS events, sporting events and conferences 
  • Sport activities 
  • Wellbeing activities and conferences 
  • Many internal events 
  • Possibility of individual language classes (French, English and Dutch) 
  • Bonus and yearly remuneration evaluation 
  • Invalidity and death insurance 
  • Phone subscription and iPhone 
  • Compulsory bar training and membership expenses coverage 

How to apply: 

If you are interested joining the EU and competition law team at CMS (www.cms.law) please send your CV with cover letter by email to Camille Vanhelleputte (click on the "Apply" button below)

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