Associate Real Estate

Our firm in Brussels offers its clients services in all areas of business law. Our specialty is our in-depth knowledge of certain key sectors of the economy, including information technology, media, life sciences, banking and finance, distribution and aerospace. We work for the most innovative, technologically advanced companies. We are proud of our values, respect, integrity, responsibility, and teamwork, of which diversity and inclusiveness is an integral part.

The Brussels office of Fieldfisher is actively seeking a highly motivated associate to join their real estate practice group. This position presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth of our RE practice and to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented and engaged colleagues in Belgium and abroad.

As an associate within our RE team, you will collaborate with specialist lawyers (from various departments, including administrative law, banking, tax, corporate and dispute resolution) to assist clients with legal matters related to real estate such as:

• Investment and divestment,
• Real estate development projects,
• Construction,
• Leasing (including office and commercial leases),
• Hotel and leisure sector transactions,
• Real Estate financings,
• Real estate input into M&A transactions,
• Real estate litigation.

You will be involved in a broad range of projects and provide a wide scope of legal services to our clients. You will contribute actively when we advise our clients and will have benefit of supervision and training by experienced lawyers.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate all or the majority of the following:

• Master of Laws from a Belgian University
• Strong academic track record
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• A first professional experience in the real estate department of a reputable firm is an asset
• Fluent in Dutch and an excellent command of English and French
• An additional foreign law degree is also a plus
• Excellent legal, drafting and communication skills
• Ability to work well both in a team and individually
• Proactive, pragmatic, and solution-oriented approach.

Benefits

We offer you the opportunity to take part in an exciting but demanding project involving our ambitious real estate practice group within a young, stimulating, enriching and international environment with a friendly atmosphere. We have a development programme that will help you further build your skills (trainings, seminars) and experience at speed. Furthermore, we work hard to make sure our lawyers gain exposure to business development and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, enabling them to make a real impact on their personal growth and on the firm's. We offer you an attractive and competitive compensation for your work.