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.

Internship overview:

Avocats West is hiring a Legal Placement Student for Feb 2027. Work on contract reviews, compliance checklists and legal research notes for Avocats West. All work is online and reviewed by a qualified lawyer. Remote within Belgium. The team meets in Brussels once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Good written English matters here, since most updates are written.

Your projects:

• Maintain a research log so others can find past work.
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references.
• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language.
• Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet.
• Compile background research for policy drafts such as the privacy policy and terms of use.
• Prepare case summaries with facts, issues, holding and reasoning in a set format.
• Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer.
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates.

Basic qualifications:

• Based in Belgium for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Careful with citations and deadlines.
• Strong written English and the ability to write clearly without padding.
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments.
• Familiarity with at least one legal database.
• Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application.

Nice to have:

• Interest in corporate, technology or data protection law.
• Publications in a law review or student law journal.
• Moot court or legal writing competition experience.

What you get out of it:

• 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.
• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request.

Program dates: Feb 2027, 3 months.

Pay: €850-€1,100 monthly

What we offer:

• Paid public holidays.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Internet allowance.
• Online learning budget.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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