Labour or Employment Law

Senior Associate Employment | Ghent

Join an independent Belgian law firm and develop your Employment & Social Law practice with a clear path to partnership and an established client base.

Why apply?

join the firm as an Associate Partner with a concrete trajectory towards full partnership.
benefit from internal referrals and opportunities arising from the firm’s existing clients and other practice areas.
develop your own clients and matters while benefiting from the firm’s existing platform and support.

Your responsibilities

Advise companies, entrepreneurs and organisations on Employment and Social Law matters.
Independently manage your own cases and provide direct advice to clients.
Handle Employment and Social Law matters from both an advisory and contentious perspective.
Contribute to the further development of the Employment & Social Law practice within the firm.
Develop your own client relationships and professional network.
Work with the firm’s other departments to identify and develop Employment Law opportunities among existing clients.
Contribute to strengthening the position of the Employment & Social Law practice both within and outside the firm.

Ideal profile

You are a senior lawyer with minimum 6 years of experience.
You have strong expertise in Employment and Social Law.
You are comfortable managing matters independently and advising clients directly.
You have ideally built your own professional network and client base over the years.
You feel ready to take the next step towards partnership.
You do not necessarily need to have a client portfolio capable of supporting a full practice from day one.

The offer

Immediate integration as an Associate Partner, with a clear and concrete path towards partnership.
Active support in developing your practice, including referrals from existing clients and other departments.
The opportunity to join an independent Belgian full-service firm with more than 60 lawyers across Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels.
An international client base primarily composed of companies, entrepreneurs and organisations.
A fully equipped working environment, including IT equipment, meeting rooms, a legal library, AI applications and access to key legal books and journals.
Administrative support through an accounting department, office manager, reception team and administrative assistance for Partners.

Benefits