Who are we? Linklaters is a leading global law firm which specialises in advising the world’s top companies, financial institutions and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver an outstanding service to our clients anywhere in the world. Linklaters Belgium is seeking an entrepreneurial, dynamic Lawyer to support the Corporate & Finance practice across a range of initiatives. This position represents a unique opportunity to provide expertise working with talented, engaged and visionary colleagues and stakeholders in Belgium and abroad. What do we offer? The Corporate practice is one of the practice areas in which we’ve really made our name around the world. Our expertise covers everything from advising on takeovers of listed companies to private M&A and major restructurings handling private equity transactions to co-ordinating joint ventures; facilitating privatisations to overseeing delistings. Our local experience, combined with our international capability, has led to us achieving results and grabbing headlines that other firms find difficult to match. We firmly believe that the business a law firm operates in, is a people business. That is the reason why we will provide you with state-of-the-art training on a practice, local and global level both on technical legal and on ’soft’ skills (e.g. presentation skills and business development skills). What do we expect? We are looking for a bright confident lawyer with at least 2 to 5 years’ experience and a keen interest in financial, economic and legal matters on a global scale. You have acquired your experience in a renowned law firm and have been involved in transactional M&A work. You have French or Dutch as your mother tongue and an excellent command of English. You have a first-class Belgian law degree, possibly combined with additional education abroad or a postgraduate degree in the field. You have a strong analytical sense, excellent drafting skills, are commercially aware and solution-oriented. You are a team player and have the ability to operate throughout complexity and ambiguity staying focused on best outcomes and client satisfaction. You’re curious and have a point of view, and you’re creative enough to challenge what the future looks like, based in a firm which is always striving to be consistently excellent, admired and at the cutting edge of the global legal market. Additional information The firm operates as a meritocracy and, therefore, selection for recruitment is on merit, irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity, age, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required. Job Offer Scams Be alert to fictitious job opportunity posts and offers of employment which claim to be in the name of Linklaters. We have been made aware of various recruitment-related scams which ask for upfront payments, for example, for office equipment and promise start up bonuses and reimbursement in return for such payments. These scams often involve the use of email addresses similar to a genuine domain name. Genuine emails from Linklaters only use the domain of ’@linklaters.com’. We will never ask you to make payments for office equipment or otherwise as part of our recruitment process. If you are in doubt about a job opportunity that appears to relate to our firm, please get in touch using the contact details on our careers website at www.linklaters.com/careers. Pre-joiner 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. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent. Equal Opportunities As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.