Legal Placement Student

The Brussels office is the largest, with more than 300 attorneys. Our litigation department handles complex commercial disputes, class actions and regulatory investigations.

The program:

Avocats West is hiring a Legal Placement Student for Jul 2027. Work on contract reviews, compliance checklists and legal research notes for Avocats West. All work is online and reviewed by a qualified lawyer. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Belgium.

What you'll do:

• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly
• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references
• Draft research memos on specific legal questions, with full citations

Who you are:

• Based in Belgium for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in Belgium
• Laptop with stable internet
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality on company matters
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous internship with a law firm, chamber or in-house legal team
• Moot court or legal writing competition experience

What you'll learn:

• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer
• You will finish with 3 to 5 pieces of written work you can discuss in interviews
• How in-house legal teams handle compliance and risk

Program dates: Jul 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Intern pay: €800 - €1,050 monthly

Benefits for interns:

• Mentorship
• Letter of recommendation
• Internet allowance
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Jul 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Avocats West.