Legal Advisor-Expert
05/06/2022

Planet Group Recruitment (formerly Viavera Recruitment) is a selection and recruitment agency offering the following position at our client:

Legal Advisor-Expert

Master of Law with minimum 2 years of experience
looking to grow into an Expert position in a stable structure 
with an excellent work-life balance

Do you have a Master's degree in Law and at least 2 years of experience? Are you looking for a fulfilling expert position with a comfortable work-life balance? 

As a legal advisor, you work within a small knowledge centre that is part of a large umbrella structure. There are different teams active, each with their own specialisation. These expert fields may include company law, insurance law, insolvency law, property law, personal and family law, GDPR, etc.

As an expert in one of these fields, you will deal with questions from both internal and external clients. You take the time to conduct the research needed to arrive at a well-founded advice, based on legal research, contact with authorities and other external partners, internal specialists, etc.

You translate your findings into a well-founded advice to the client, both in writing and by telephone or video conference. Whenever relevant for your colleagues, you produce written contributions to general documentation of the knowledge centre, publications, journals, etc. You are attributed specific projects on knowledge sharing within the organisation.

For this role we look for someone with the following background and competences:

• You have obtained a Master of Law with at least 2 years of experience

• Specific expertise in one or more of the expert fields is an important plus, such as company law, insurance law, insolvency law, property law, personal and family law

• You have a very good knowledge of Dutch or French and a good knowledge of the other language

• You are analytical, detail- and result-oriented

• You are communicative, both orally and in writing

• A permanent contract 

• A competitive salary package with extra-legal benefits such as meal and eco vouchers, premiums, group insurance (3.5% of the gross annual salary entirely at the expense of the employer), hospital insurance, income guarantee insurance (>90% of the salary guaranteed) 

• Excellent work-life balance with a 37,5 hour week and 60% homeworking 

• 24 days of annual leave, on top of that overtime which can be compensated to a maximum of 12 days extra

• Non-commercial culture where quality comes first

• We welcome you to a small team, where versatility and a sense of initiative are encouraged

• Space for personal and professional development through continuous training and education 

• Challenging and interesting projects to work on, using the latest IT technologies, within a growing and economically stable sector

• Located in the heart of Brussels, near the Central Station, easily accessible by public transport.