Students have the opportunity to work for one month in the Brussels
or Antwerp office during the winter period. Every effort is made to
ensure that this experience in the workplace allows you to enrich your
working methods: you will be involved as part of the team whilst you
are here, you will participate in Practice Group activities and you
will have access to the support of the firm's document center.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your
curriculum vitae together with a copy of transcripts of your academic
results and cover letter
Key Skills and Experience Required
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate all or the
majority of the following:
3rd Bachelor of Laws or 1st Master of Laws or 2nd Master of Laws
(only if you stay student after your 2nd Master of Laws (LLM,
ManaMa,…) from a Belgian University
Interest in the law practice of one (or more) of our practice
groups :
Corporate (including Capital Markets, Mergers &
Acquisitions and Private Equity)
Banking & Finance
EU Competition & Regulatory Affairs
Dispute resolution
Employment
Intellectual property
International commerce & trade
Real Estate
Tax
Good academic background
Excellent command of English and good knowledge of French and/or Dutch
Why join us?
Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise
many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organisations
through our 13,200 people in 78 offices in 46 countries. Yet big does
not mean impersonal. We work hard to ensure that everyone knows their
role and has the support they need to perform it to the highest
standard. Our culture encourages this - how we work, think and behave
in a collaborative and fulfilling way.
Baker McKenzie opened its first Belgian office in Brussels in 1957.
In 2002, it opened its Antwerp office. Today, Baker McKenzie has more
than 100 Belgian qualified lawyers across the two offices
The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of
recent awards, including:
Named Global Law Firm of the Year in Europe at the Lawyer European
Awards 2021
Named Leading Legal Brand for the 12th Consecutive Year by Thomson
Reuters Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index
Ranked as one of the Stonewall Top Global Employers for 2022 with
a Gold Award on Stonewall's Global Workplace Equality Index of Top
Global Employers for LGBTQ+ people, reflecting our commitment to our
progressive values and our collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
Top 75 employers in the 2021 Social Mobility Employer Index
2022 Hall of Fame for the Best Law Firm for Women - Working Mother Magazine
One of the Top Law Firms for Women - Law360 Glass Ceiling Report 2020
2020 Best Law Firm for Women in Europe and Asia - Euromoney Women
in Business Law Awards
Recognised as a global leader in the climate change sphere by
Global Market Leaders 2022
Recognised by Accenture in 2022 in its Outside Counsel Diversity
Awards for its efforts around increasing equality and inclusion in
the legal profession
Belgium Tax Disputes Firm of the Year 2021 - ITR European Tax
Awards 2021
Climate Change Firm of the Year 2020 - Who's Who Legal Awards
TARGET job awards 2020 - Finalist for most popular graduate
recruiter in law
Have a look at our YouTube
channel to find out more about us!
To Apply
At Baker McKenzie we welcome direct applications.
Please click on the Apply icon to start the online application
process for this role. We will then be in touch with you once we have
reviewed your application. If you are unable to apply online, please
contact the Recruitment Team on belgianrecruitment@bakermckenzie.com
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Please note Baker McKenzie does not accept unsolicited CVs. Please
click here
for details of our Agency Policy and commitment to sourcing directly.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Respects and enjoys the diversity of cultural, social and academic
backgrounds found in the Firm
As the first truly global law firm, diversity and inclusion are
foundational to our culture and strategic vision. Our diversity makes
our global community stronger, more interesting and richer in thought,
and helps us in solving complex problems and designing practical
solutions for our clients.
We view diversity and inclusion as a business imperative,
and seek to engage with our clients to drive diversity
and inclusion both within our Firm and in the broader legal
community. Diverse teams make innovation possible, provide us
greater insight into client needs, and lead to better performance
Our approach is global and inclusive. We have more
than 13,000 employees in 46 countries who speak 80+ languages, and
we want to ensure that all of our people feel included and empowered
The D&I Agenda is championed at the highest
level by our Global Chair and our Global Executive
Committee whose members each have KPIs around diversity
We have a Global D&I Committee who actively
work to drive forward the firm's diversity and inclusion strategy
and monitors progress through regular meetings and leadership accountability
We are proactively cultivating a diverse and inclusive
environment through leadership accountability, policies and
practices and client and community outreach.
In 2019 we enacted global
targets of 40% women, 40% men and 20% flexible (women, men or
non-binary persons) by July 2025. The targets apply to
partners, senior business professionals, committee leadership and
candidate pools for recruitment.
