Legal Research Intern

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 Research Intern for Dec 2026. This is a research and writing internship. No court appearances or client meetings. Remote within Belgium. The team meets in Brussels once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

Responsibilities:

Maintain a research log so others can find past work. Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly. Review contracts for missing clauses and flag risks in a review sheet. Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer. Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates. Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws. Assist in drafting NDAs, service agreements and vendor contracts from templates.

Who you are:

Based in Belgium for the duration of the internship. Available for the full internship period. Laptop with stable internet. Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships. Strong written English and the ability to write clearly without padding. Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application. Careful with citations and deadlines.

Nice to have:

Moot court or legal writing competition experience. Knowledge of contract drafting basics. Previous internship with a law firm, chamber or in-house legal team.

What you get out of it:

Contract drafting and review on real commercial agreements. How in-house legal teams handle compliance and risk.

Program dates: Dec 2026, 5 months.

Pay: €870 - €1,000 per month

Benefits for interns:

Mentorship. Internet allowance. Letter of recommendation. Company laptop.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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