THE TEAM

Our International Commercial & Trade (IC&T) team is the global market leader in the commercial and trade sphere. The team helps businesses manage the life cycle of their products and services by addressing legal and regulatory issues in each phase of the supply chain, from structuring, design, procurement and manufacturing through to cross-border trade, ending with advertising and sales and after-sales issues in the local markets.
The Belgian IC&T team is renowned for its expertise in advising on a broad range of commercial activities and relationships, including domestic and international agency and distribution networks, outsourcing; services and consultancy agreements; development and manufacturing agreements; procurement and supply chain arrangements; warehousing and logistics and terms of trade. The team often works on pan-European and global projects, assisting clients in managing the differences between EU Member States’ local laws in a coordinated manner. They also support clients on regulatory and marketing related matters, with a focus on the consumer products, food and beverage and healthcare sectors.
The Belgian team not only advises and negotiates, but also litigates commercial disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate all or the majority of the following:

• A qualified lawyer with a strong academic background (Belgian law degree)
• Interest in IC&T and dispute resolution
• Excellent command of English, Dutch and French
• An additional foreign Law Degree is recommended
• High quality work standards
• Strong client-service orientation
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and individually

We are looking for a freshly graduated IC&T Lawyer with a strong academic background and excellent command of English, Dutch and French to join our Brussels office.