Would you like to gain hands-on experience in intellectual property? If you available for approximately 15 hours a week alongside your studies, this law assistant position is what you are looking for!
Your role as a law assistant
As a law assistant you will immerse yourself in a dynamic blend of 'know-how' activities and hands-on support for our practice's daily operations. Your role in know-how will involve staying updated on the latest legal trends, contributing to newsletters, and delivering engaging presentations. Additionally, you'll play a part in supporting our team by conducting comprehensive literature and case law research, crafting presentations, creating memos, and conducting research for both internal and external publications.
You will also be able to fully participate in all of our educational and social programmes, whether practice-specific or firmwide.
Our practice
Our IP practice is uniquely positioned to handle the most complex, multidisciplinary and international matters with an IP angle. We offer our clients targeted legal and broad sector knowledge across the full scope of healthcare, life sciences, food and beverages, luxury goods, retail, telecommunication, ICT, energy, transportation, chemicals, materials, banking and insurance sectors. Unlike any other law firm in the Netherlands, we have the strength and capability to deal with all aspects of complex IP litigation, and alongside our ground-breaking cases before the European Court of Justice, we have been involved in most of the landmark decisions heard by the Dutch Supreme Court in the past five years.
We are looking for someone who is…
- is studying for a master's in law, with a strong academic record;
- has prior internship experience and is eager to excel in this role;
- is meticulous and well organised;
- has a proactive, flexible and independent attitude;
- fluent in Dutch and English
- can work for us at least 15 hours a week for six months. If this does not fit into your schedule, we are open to discuss alternative options
We are a Dutch Law Firm with a global approach. From our headquarters in Amsterdam, we deliver global coverage through our local offices, our network of Best Friends firms and our long-standing relationships with top-tier law firms abroad.
With a profound engagement on the most crucial aspects of business, we are deeply rooted in the Dutch tradition of problem-solving and innovation.
We provide our clients with unrivalled expertise in complex – often multidisciplinary and international – corporate transactions, disputes and regulatory enforcement matters.
Application process
- We are pleased to receive your application. Kindly submit your documents, including your cover letter, CV, transcript, and, if applicable, your thesis and/or internship evaluation.
- If you receive an invitation, you will be interviewed by one of our recruiters and a lawyer from the relevant practice. As part of the selection process, we ask you to complete an online personality questionnaire before your interview.
- When the outcome is positive, you will receive an offer. We look forward to welcoming you to De Brauw.
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