Associate - EU & Competition law

• 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 

• 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 

• 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 

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)