Associate EU, competition and regulatory law (4-5 years)

CMS is looking for an associate to strengthen its EU, competition and regulatory law team in Brussels.

Profile:

• You are bilingual in Dutch and in French and fluent in English
• At least four to five years of experience in the competition and EU law department of a reputed business law firm 
• You hold a Belgian law degree with enviable academic results with a Master or LLM in European law
• Strong analytical skills and a creative mind, taking initiatives and having a real interest in business life 
• Accuracy and rigor are two of your qualities 
• You are a team-player

Main responsibilities:

• Advise and represent undertakings, national and international groups in several areas of EU, competition and regulatory law, such as antitrust, merger control and regulated sectors, including private and public litigation 
• Cooperate with the various foreign CMS law firms and the different CMS Belgium departments, to experience the multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary approach of cases
• Manage files from start to finish, act with a satisfying degree of independence, under the supervision of a partner
• Work in close cooperation with clients in advising and representing them in litigation and negotiations
• Intervene in procedures before the European Commission, the Belgian Competition Authority, the Court of Justice of the EU and national jurisdictions

What we offer:

• Dynamic team of 9 people and 2 partners
• Local direction team
• Yearly assessment
• Work-life balance: homeworking on a regular basis after some autonomy is gained
• Entrepreneurial work environment
• Long term commitment to our lawyers
• Collaboration with other departments
• Collaboration on an international level with other CMS countries
• Custom-fit career path and trainings
• International CMS events, sporting events and conferences
• Sport activities
• Wellbeing activities and conferences
• Many internal events
• Possibility of individual language classes (French, English and Dutch) 
• Bonus and yearly remuneration evaluation
• Invalidity and death insurance
• Phone subscription and iPhone
• Compulsory bar training and membership expenses coverage

About CMS:

CMS is a founding member of the Legal Diversity and Inclusion Alliance (https://legaldiversityalliance.be/). Selection for recruitment is irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity, age, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

CMS Belgium has been granted a silver medal by Ecovadis, the world's most trusted business sustainability rating, recognizing our commitment to sustainability and business ethics.

CMS is one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 7,000 lawyers across 90+ offices in over 50 countries. In Belgium, our Technology, Media & Communications (TMC) practice is consistently recognised as a market leader, advising technology companies, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences groups, industrial manufacturers and public sector bodies on the full spectrum of digital regulation.

Cybersecurity has become one of the fastest-growing parts of that practice. Our clients call us when they are in the middle of a ransomware attack, a data breach or a supply chain compromise — and they call us long before that, to get their governance, contracts and reporting lines in order.

Read more about working for CMS here.