Mid-level Associate Corporate/M&A Law

CMS is looking for a mid-level associate to strengthen its corporate/M&A law team in Brussels.

Profile:

• You hold a Belgian law degree with enviable academic results
• You are bilingual in French and in English or in Dutch and in English
• You have gained four to seven years’ experience in the corporate/M&A department of a reputable business law firm
• You have strong analytical and communication skills and a creative mind, with a sense of initiative and a real interest in business life
• Accuracy, rigor, availability and responsiveness are among your additional qualities
• You display real team spirit 

Main responsibilities:

• Advise national and international group companies on a broad range of corporate matters, from routine matters to complex M&A transactions and other clients’ key business and corporate decisions. Our clients include domestic and non-Belgian companies active in all industry sectors as well as financiers, private equity houses and venture capital players. Our international reach provides our clients with a consistent quality of service for their local and international developments
• Coordinate with the various foreign CMS law firms and the different CMS Belgium departments, to experience the multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary approach to client work and transactions
• Depending on your seniority, manage files from start to finish with a satisfying degree of independence, under the supervision of a team leader

What we offer:

• Dynamic team of 20 corporate lawyers
• Entrepreneurial work environment
• Long term commitment to our lawyers
• Collaboration and day-to-day exchanges with pluri-disciplinary teams
• Collaboration on an international level with other CMS countries
• Custom-fit career path and trainings
• International CMS events and conferences
• Sports and other multiple social events
• Wellbeing activities and soft skill conferences

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.