Legal Research Intern

About Avocats West

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

Overview

This is a research and writing internship. No court appearances or client meetings. Remote, open to candidates across Belgium. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async.

Day to day

• Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates.
• Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws.
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references.
• Maintain a research log so others can find past work.
• 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.
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly.

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Belgium for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in Belgium.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for 1 to 3 months.
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships.
• Laptop with stable internet.

Preferred

• Knowledge of contract drafting basics.

What you'll learn

• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request.
• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer.
• Contract drafting and review on real commercial agreements.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: €880 - €1,050 per month

What we offer

• Flexible hours.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Paid public holidays.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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