Legal Consultant - ACT Brussels

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Milan, TN

266d

About The Position

Our Legal Consultants from the Brussels ACT team make an important contribution to projects and transactions. They are keen to contribute in operating at the forefront of this practice area and assist on all types of competition cases around the world, many of which are cross-border or global. Depending on the level of their skills, our legal consultants support our partners and associates on the complete range of competition, antitrust, regulatory, and trade issues and our substantial litigation practice, regularly appearing in the European and national courts on EU law, antitrust/competition and trade cases. This is a chance for a highly motivated candidate to join an award-winning and energetic team of true professionals who consistently strive to develop new and imaginative commercial solutions to the issues faced by Freshfields LLP clients.

Requirements

• Top-class academic qualifications, preferably including an LL.M. degree.
• Prior experience or a strong interest in competition and trade law.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and fluent in English; Fluency in French is an asset.
• Team player, motivated, and solution-oriented.
• Capable of handling a high degree of responsibility and managing a challenging workload.
• Proactive and committed to providing excellent service to clients.
• Relocating to Brussels is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Supporting partners and associates on a range of ongoing competition law and commercial issues.
• Drafting/negotiating transaction or other contract documents.
• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.

Benefits

• A competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A truly international and highly collegiate environment, driven by the ambition to deliver world-class, innovative solutions to 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 with dedicated training that includes access to Freshfields' leading training and mentoring programs.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees