Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel
Region: Ixelles
Required experience: 5 years
Environment: Company
Ref: VL/BE/LAW/3832/24
Contract: Permanent position (Full-time)

Company description

CapitalatWork Foyer Group is a dynamic and independent asset manager for private and professional clients. For 30 years, the company has been enhancing the value of its clients' investment portfolios by applying a disciplined investment philosophy and expertise in estate planning. 

Managing assets of approximately 9 billion euros and employing around 140 staff members spread across seven offices: Antwerp, Breda, Brussels, Ghent, Kortrijk, Louvain-la-Neuve, and Luxembourg.


Description of the vacancy

Within the Belgian entity (which also oversees the Dutch branch) and reporting directly to the Management, the Legal Counsel will join the legal team composed of 2 lawyers.

Handling various legal matters, both related to the specific activities of CapitalatWork Belgium as a brokerage firm and to the general life of the company. The Legal Counsel will be in direct contact with various departments.

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing legal advice to various departments (sales department, Compliance, Client Administration, HR, real estate projects, etc.) as well as to management;
  • Establishing and updating client contractual documents (standard contracts, general terms and conditions, etc.);
  • Providing legal advice when concluding contracts (outsourcing or others) with various suppliers and centralizing contracts;
  • Monitoring the entity's insurance contracts;
  • Tasks related to corporate housekeeping;
  • Managing any disputes, in liaison with lawyers;
  • Cross-functional work in collaboration with the Luxembourg legal team.

Profile

  • A Master's degree in Law;
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience within a legal team (in a law firm and/or inhouse);
  • Solid knowledge in financial law/commercial law/corporate law, and experience in a financial entity, particularly in "private banking";
  • Good knowledge and/or experience in privacy/GDPR matters as well as in ESG are an asset;
  • Very good knowledge of Dutch, French, and English, both written and spoken, is required;
  • Accuracy, analytical and synthesis skills, autonomy, listening skills, good interpersonal skills, excellent writing skills, and team spirit.

Offer

  • CapitalatWork Foyer Group offers many interesting challenges, an excellent corporate culture, and the opportunity to develop personal skills in a solid, financial, and dynamic environment;
  • A competitive gross monthly salary, topped with fringe benefits, such as group insurance, hospitalization insurance, extra-legal holidays, meal vouchers and eco-vouchers, the possibility of homeworking, etc.

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