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Junior Corporate AssociateFreshfields · Brussels
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Junior Corporate Associate

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-29 Brussels Hybrid Legal
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,500 GBP–6,500 GBP/mo

About the Company

Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years' experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law. In a complex world where new opportunities evolve quickly, we are a trusted, forward-thinking partner who can give clients the edge and help propel their ambitions. At Freshfields we are steadfast champions of our clients-that's why leading global companies turn to us when it matters most. We are proud to be recognised as a top-tier leader in the practice areas most important to clients around the world today. We bring bold thinking, deep expertise and the latest capabilities to help clients make critical decisions, prepare for new opportunities, and tackle unprecedented matters. When opportunities stretch across borders, we connect clients with experts and advisors from across our global team. We are deeply committed to making a positive impact for our clients, our communities and the people we serve, and we are transparent about our efforts to drive change. --- Freshfields has offices in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and Vietnam. Law Practice Specialties: Corporate & M&A, Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Competition & Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Antitrust

Responsibilities

  • ● Advising clients on a wide range of corporate and finance law matters;
  • ● Drafting/negotiating corporate/M&A contracts, as well as equity and debt capital markets documentation;
  • ● Managing transactions and performing legal due diligences;
  • ● Managing client relationships;
  • ● Actively participating in business development activities and client events;
  • ● Training/managing junior team members.
  • ● You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of challenging projects together with our corporate partners. You will also closely cooperate with other members of our competition, finance, tax, employment, dispute resolution, real estate and regulatory teams based in Brussels and in other Freshfields offices for multijurisdictional transactions.
  • ● Our structured network allows new legal developments to be shared rapidly among the teams, which is a real added value for our clients and for our lawyers.
  • ● Regular participation in international technical and personal skills trainings taking place in different parts of the world bringing together lawyers from all around the network.
  • ● In addition to the challenging assignments and the international environment, we offer a highly competitive rewards package.
  • ● In addition to your Belgian law degree (with first-class academic records), a post-graduate degree is an asset.
  • ● You are creative, curious and rigorous, have excellent communication skills and are able to take on a high degree of responsibility. You are also proactive and committed to providing an excellent service to clients.
  • ● You can work in English, Dutch and French.