About Ashurst Perkins Coie:

Ashurst Perkins Coie is the global law firm for the future economy.

With more than 3,500 client-facing practitioners across 52 offices worldwide, we advise a broad range of clients, and have a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services - three sectors at the forefront of economic transformation.

Combining global scale, sector insight, and technological capability, Ashurst Perkins Coie helps clients unlock opportunity with market-leading experience in complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters.

We support clients through a shifting landscape where technology, and AI in particular, is both an accelerator and disruptor to their business opportunities and challenges and is reshaping how energy, data, and capital move across markets.

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Role Overview:

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Junior Associate to reinforce our Global Loans team.

This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of international finance, where you will contribute to complex transactions and develop your legal expertise in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment.

Our first class Global Loans team specialises in advising our clients on all aspects of Belgian and cross-border complex financing transactions across:

• Leveraged and acquisition finance;
• Real estate finance;
• Infrastructure finance;
• Structured finance;
• Asset finance;
• Securitisation;
• Debt capital markets; and
• Debt restructuring.

Working within a close-knit, human-sized team, you will benefit from direct mentorship, immediate responsibility and day-to-day collaboration with senior colleagues.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Experience

• You successfully passed a Master's degree in law in a Belgian university, ideally completed by an LL.M degree (general or focused on banking and finance);
• A specialized Master's degree or a business management degree (HEC Lige, Solvay, Louvain Business school, KUL Business school, AMS, etc.) would be an asset;
• 0-2 years of experience in transactional banking and finance within a global law firm or a large local law firm;
• You are registered or eligible to be registered with the Brussels Bar.

Skills

• Fluency in English and proficiency in French. Proficiency in Dutch will be considered an asset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Strong attention to detail with well-developed analytical skills;
• The ability to be team-focused and to also work independently;
• A proactive, positive and energetic approach with a commitment to providing excellent service.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• A supportive and inclusive work environment;
• Flexible working;
• An established Associate Career Path Framework is in place clearly defining expectations and outlining opportunities for promotion;
• Opportunities often arise for associates to spend time on secondment in house with a key client of the firm or within other Ashurst offices in Europe.