Senior Associate Antitrust

at  AO Shearman

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.
We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.
Whether you’re helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.
What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Who we are looking for

• You obtained a Master in Law within the EU with outstanding academic results;
• You have completed your legal training within the EU;
• You have 6-7 years of relevant experience in the Antitrust department of a reputable firm;
• You have an excellent command of English (written and spoken), knowledge of French, Dutch and/or German would be a plus;
• You are a team player with excellent legal capabilities, you have an entrepreneurial spirit and good communication skills

To sustain the growth of its Antitrust practice in Brussels, A&O Shearman Belgium is currently looking for an EU qualified Senior Associate.
Our Antitrust practice group consists of 23 specialist lawyers and advises on all aspects of competition law and represents clients before the European Commission, EU courts and national competition authorities. We have consistently been involved in some of the most complex and high-profile cartel cases, behavioural antitrust matters and merger filings.

Who we are looking for

• You obtained a Master in Law within the EU with outstanding academic results;
• You have completed your legal training within the EU;
• You have 6-7 years of relevant experience in the Antitrust department of a reputable firm;
• You have an excellent command of English (written and spoken), knowledge of French, Dutch and/or German would be a plus;
• You are a team player with excellent legal capabilities, you have an entrepreneurial spirit and good communication skills.

Rewards & Benefits

• You will be a part of a well-integrated team that works on high profile Belgian and international matters;
• We offer a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to be a part of a leading international law firm;
• We make a long-term commitment towards our lawyers. We offer a variety of interesting work and the opportunity to work with other departments and in an interdisciplinary way, both in Belgium and internationally;
• You will be a part of a dynamic team, closely involved in both cross-departmental and cross-border transactions and cases, backed up by regular team meetings which enable the team to share relevant experience in an efficient way;
• We run national and international secondment programmes to allow the lawyers to work with other departments, other people and to be exposed to the different cultures that the firm encompasses;
• We offer dedicated local and global training programmes and also organise professional training on communication, IT skills, management and business development skills;
• You will have the support of specialist know-how lawyers and have access to dedicated support staff and support systems.