We are looking to hire a Dutch speaking Lawyer (with 4-6 years of experience) to join our Top Tier Insolvency team in Belgium.
DLA Piper will invest in your long-term future to ensure you achieve your potential. This includes top-quality work that will challenge you and broaden your horizons, regular career conversations and feedback, a clear pathway to progression, career academies at every stage of your advancement, secondments, CSR and pro-bono work, an active social calendar and a market-leading salary/benefits package and bonus scheme.
Main duties and responsibilities
As a Lawyer within the Restructuring & Insolvency team in our Brussels office, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of services to our clients. You will be tasked with research, preparing legal advice, submissions and developing your talents as a restructuring lawyer and litigator before the Belgian courts. In collaboration with the Partner and the lead lawyers, you will assist our clients and advise them on strategic advice with regards to restructuring and litigation.
Your role will involve:
- Conduct research and draft tailored advice for clients
- Writing submissions and pleading
- Liaise with Partner and Lead lawyers to gather necessary inputs
- Manage the day-to-day handling of insolvencies/ liquidations, and insolvency litigations
- Collaborate closely with the team to discuss case strategies
- Assist clients and advise on insolvency law and dispute resolution.
About you
Candidates should be able to demonstrate that they have/are:
- Obtained a Belgian master's degree in law, and can show evidence a solid academic track record
- Qualified to practice as a lawyer in Belgium
- 4- 6 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency projects in the law firm
- A Native Dutch speaker with excellent command of English and French (verbal and written)
- High work standards with a strong service orientation
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent legal skills and an analytical mind, with attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and efficiently deal with complex files
- Well organised, proactive, flexible, pragmatic, social and a team player
- Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment
- Accuracy, confidentiality and punctuality are second nature to you
- Keen on working in a dynamic, demanding yet rewarding context.
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.
At DLA Piper, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging. We strive towards a workplace and culture where everyone feels that they belong, that their voice counts and that they can prosper in their career. For us, diversity is about the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives that make each of us an individual. We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to agile working.
Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.
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At DLA Piper, we aim to make meaningful progress and build an inclusive culture where anyone affected by disability, neurodiversity or a long-term health condition has an equitable and accessible chance of success. If you think you may need adjustments or additional support to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team and we will be happy to support you.
Agile Working
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.
Pre-Engagement Screening
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers.
Our hiring approach
Our hiring approach enables us to learn about the professional and person you are, and gives you the opportunity to learn about us. Your recruitment experience can differ depending on the type of role you are interviewing for. You will always meet your direct Line Manager for your role, as well as peers and close collaborators for the position. For some of our roles we may also use assessment tools, practical exercises, and panel presentations. Your Recruitment Business Partner will inform you of the recruitment process at the start of any recruitment process, but please let us know if you have any questions prior to making an application.
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