Junior Associate Real Estate September 2026

CMS is looking for a Junior Associate to strengthen its Real Estate law team in Brussels as of September 2026.

Profile:

• You have strong analytical skills and a creative mind, you like to take initiatives
• Accuracy and rigor are two of your top qualities
• You have a genuine interest in real estate
• You are fluent in French and English
• You preferably have up to two or three years of experience in the real estate department of a business law firm
• A MaNaMa in Notarial Law, is considered a strong asset but not required
• You display team spirit

Main responsibilities:

• Advise companies and national and international groups in several areas of real estate law
• 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, act with a satisfying degree of independence, under the supervision of a partner
• Attend client meetings

What we offer:

• Dynamic team of 3 partners, 1 senior associate and 3 associates
• Local direction team
• Yearly assessment
• Work-life balance: homeworking is possible with modalities to be agreed upon with your partners
• 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)
• 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.

Read more about working for CMS here.