Junior Associate in employment law (Belgian Master's degree in law required)
Role
Associate / Lawyer
Expertise
Employment
Job Location
Brussels
Description
Bird & Bird is an
international, full-service law firm which has over 1,400 lawyers in
31 officesand 22 countries across Europe,
the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America. We supportin particular organisations being
changed by technology and the digital world.To learn more, visit www.twobirds.com.
Bird & Bird is committed to
promoting and sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment. As
part of our commitment to that goal, we support applications from
a diverse range of candidates and are happy to discuss our vision
and initiatives in this field during the interview process.
Our Brussels office brings
together 65 team members from 10 different countries covering all
business law practice areas.
Bird & Bird's firmly
established employment practice is looking to recruit an
associate with upto 1 year of experience in Brussels.
About the team
The Brussels Employment team of
Bird & Bird is unique because of its holistic approach to legal
HR issues and its ability to leverage and collaborate with the
firm's global network. The practice covers the traditional strands
of any mature employment practice (litigation, advisory and
transactional work). The practice encompasses all legal HR issues,
and ranges from pure employment work, industrial relations related
matters over social security matters, to privacy, data protection,
international mobility and compensation and benefits issues. In the
Bird & Bird network, the Brussels team serves as the hub and
centre of excellence for EU-driven employment law and legal
developments.
We assist our clients with
day-to-day management of arising HR legal issues, but the major part
of our practice deals with complex and sensitive labour matters,
quite often on a cross-border scale, with boardroom type advice,
strategic advisory work, and transactions which are strategic and
sometimes transformational for our clients.
The Brussels employment team is
fully aligned with Bird & Bird's sector approach with a strong
focus on technology. This strategy guides the team in terms of
business development, thought leadership, technical expertise and
legal tech. The client base in many industry sectors reflects that focus.
The team currently consists of
five fully dedicated employment lawyers, and we are looking to
recruit a dynamic associate with some initial experience and keen to
further develop the successful practice.
How will you make your mark?
By excelling and contributing to
our growing legal practice of 7 C's:
Compliance driven legal HR
(policies, reporting requirements, emerging regulatory
constraints, at Belgian and EU level);
Contract work (employment
agreements, novel co-operation formats, executive dismissals, etc.);
Corporate change programmes
incl. restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and outsourcings
(transfer of undertaking, labour leasing, collective redundancies,
closure of undertaking, transactional work, post-acquisition
integration, due diligence work);
Collective labour law (European
work councils, social bodies, social elections, collective
conflicts, etc.);
Compensation and benefits
(equity compensation programmes, pension plans etc);
Cross border employment
situations and international mobility; and
Conflict management (litigation,
negotiations in respect of the above).
You can count on the firm's and
your team's support to:
Provide top-end legal services
to a variety of domestic and international, large and smaller
clients through challenging, cutting-edge work;
Have direct client contact from
the first day onwards;
Work with experienced
professionals who are true experts in their field in Belgium and
across the network;
Be encouraged to further develop
your legal, business and interpersonal skills through continuous
training and mentoring;
Work in a friendly, inclusive environment;
Be actively involved in
marketing and business development initiatives in a truly
international firm;
Develop an in-depth
understanding of Bird & Bird's key sectors, mainly in
high-tech and regulated industries; and
Have an opportunity to
participate in various social activities and events of our
Brussels office and internationally.
How to get your foot in the door
We are keen to hear from you if
you have:
An excellent command of English
and French and a very good command of Dutch;
A keen interest to start you
career as associate in employment law or have a first experience
as a junior associate;
A strong academic background in
Belgium, additional studies abroad are an asset;
Strong analytical, reasoning and
writing skills;
Committed to delivering
high-quality work;
A strong appetite for business
development activities; and
A good team player, fitting in
well with our open, entrepreneurial culture.
Take the next step
If you think you are the right fit
for our employment team in Brussels, apply here or send your cv, motivation
letter and transcripts to brurecruitment@twobirds.com.
