Junior Attorney Criminal Enforcement and Compliance

About us

Eubelius is Belgium’s largest independent law firm with offices in Brussels, Kortrijk and Antwerp.

With 25 partners, 18 (senior) counsels and more than 100 associates, we offer unique expertise and experience in all areas of Belgian and European business law.

A significant proportion of our work is cross-border and we have privileged relationships with outstanding independent law firms in many foreign jurisdictions.

Our client base is very diverse, ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to local entrepreneurs, a large number of companies with public law status and numerous Belgian companies which are part of large international groups.

To reinforce our team in Brussels, we are looking for a lawyer who is passionate about criminal law, criminal procedure, white collar crime and human rights law.

Are you triggered by the idea of joining one of Belgium’s most reputed law firms? Do you want to work in a challenging environment with a unique ‘Eubelian’ atmosphere? Then you might be the perfect match for Eubelius.

Job description

As a junior attorney Criminal Enforcement and Compliance, you will, amongst others:

• Advise clients on a broad variety of legal issues that may arise, but also on how to proactively implement and support business policies aimed at prevention of criminal issues (risk analysis, criminal due diligence and compliance programmes for compagnies, management and employees)
• Assist and represent both (alleged) offenders and victims of criminal offences in criminal litigation, during the course of criminal investigations (preparing for depositions) as well as in actual court proceedings
• Conduct procedures regarding criminal matters before the Belgian Court of Cassation, the Constitutional Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights
• Work in constant synergy with other Eubelius teams to ensure in-depth legal and practical knowledge in all areas of day-to-day business life

Issues dealt with on a regular basis include alleged forgery, private bribery/corruption, bankruptcy offences, abuse of company property, (financial) fraud, money laundering, IT offences including cybercrime, insider trading and market manipulation, specific violations of corporate law rules, trade practice offences in the context of social security and employment legislation and environmental legislation, and violation of professional secrecy.

Profile

• You have a Belgian law degree with strong academic records.
• You are a dynamic, hands-on lawyer.
• You perfectly speak and write in Dutch, and you have a very good written and oral command of French and English.
• You are an excellent communicator and a real team player.
• You have 0-1 years of relevant work experience, and you are eager to take your knowledge and experience to the next level.

What we offer

Eubelius offers a warm, socially cohesive and intellectually challenging environment with ample training opportunities. Eubelius also provides important opportunities to make valuable contributions to our society through a variety of CSR initiatives driven by a dedicated CSR Committee which you can also become part of (if you wish).

We offer competitive compensation and stimulate personal growth.