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**Mid-level Dispute Resolution Associate (French) Needed for Growing Brussels Team** A major opportunity has arisen for a mid-career Dispute Resolution Associate to join the expanding, renowned Freshfields LLP Brussels team. Our market-leading practice seeks a French-speaking lawyer with Belgian law training, exceptional academics, and strong English & Dutch language skills. Duties involve handling cross-border and domestic disputes, white-collar crimes, and regulatory investigations for corporates, financial institutions, and private equity clients. Essential skills include first-rate technical ability, creativity, rigorousness, and strong communication. Proactivity and commitment to client service are key. Excellent benefits await the successful candidate, including: - Exposure to diverse, high-profile cases - Collaborative,multidisciplinary environment - International training opportunities - Competitive compensation package
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Brussels
- Country
- Belgium
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
The Brussels Dispute Resolution practice of Freshfields LLP is expanding and is looking for French speaking midlevel associate to join its team.
Our team in Brussels represents Belgian and international corporate and private equity clients as well as financial institutions on cross-border and domestic litigation and arbitration, white collar crime matters and regulatory investigations. Our team is recognised as a market leader in corporate and commercial disputes, financial disputes, competition litigation, global investigations and risk management.
Key requirements
You are a midlevel lawyer with experience in dispute resolution.
You are Belgian law trained and have excellent academic credentials. A post-graduate degree is a plus.
You are a French speaker with an excellent command of English and a good command of Dutch.
You are an ambitious and motivated person with first rate technical abilities driven to do high profile work;
You are creative, curious and rigorous, have good communication skills and are able to take on a high degree of responsibility.
You are proactive and committed to providing an excellent service to clients.
What we offer
To be part of a leading international Dispute Resolution practice with teams spread across Europe, Asia and the US advising global clients on a range of domestic, EU and international cases.
To have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of contentious matters in a highly dynamic environment.
To be able to closely cooperate with colleagues in our corporate, competition, finance, tax, employment and regulatory teams based in Brussels and in other Freshfields' offices for multi-jurisdictional proceedings and investigations.
To benefit from a structured network allowing new legal developments to be shared rapidly among the teams, adding value for our lawyers and clients.
To be able to participate in international technical and personal skills trainings bringing together lawyers from all around the network.
A highly competitive compensation package.
Interested in being part of our team?
Do not hesitate then to submit your application. We would be delighted to consider your candidacy.
Location: Brussels
