Associate or Senior Associate - Employment, Labour & Pensions Group

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with 5,000+ colleagues in more than 30 countries. We’re full service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

Our team
The Brussels office is part of Eversheds Sutherland’s wider Benelux offering, which also includes our teams in Luxembourg and the Netherlands. As a fast-growing and ambitious practice, the Benelux team advises clients on both domestic and international matters, working closely with colleagues across the global Eversheds Sutherland network.

Our lawyers in the Benelux are active in a range of key practice areas, including Employment, Labour & Pensions, M&A, Banking & Finance, Tax, Corporate Notarial Services, Litigation, Real Estate & Planning, and Data, Privacy & Technology. Together, we serve clients across sectors such as energy, financial services, life sciences, and technology.

Due to our continued growth, we are recruiting an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Employment, Labour and Pensions team in Brussels. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with two of our Partners, Stefan Corbanie and Céline Wauters.

Stefan leads the team and specialises in both individual and collective employment law. He has extensive experience advising international clients on complex, cross-border employment issues, with a particular focus on employee consultation and collective bargaining in the context of restructurings and change management. Céline specialises in complex employment matters, including restructurings, company closures, working time arrangements, contract terminations, and international employment. She also has extensive experience with litigation, audits, and collective bargaining, and regularly delivers training on employment law topics.

Role and key responsibilities
The successful candidate will work closely with Stefan and Céline, along with four other lawyers in the team.

You’ll be working on a wide range of matters, primarily for major international clients across jurisdictions including the Netherlands, France, Germany, and the UK. The role involves a mix of day-to-day advisory work—such as employment contracts, company policies, and handbooks—as well as larger, strategic projects, including cross-border restructurings, redundancies, and collective labour matters. There is also some litigation and volume work, but the focus is on complex, high-impact work. You’ll have the opportunity to work across both Stefan and Céline’s client portfolios, ensuring exposure to varied work and clients, and a strong sense of being part of a collaborative, high-performing team.

Skills and experience
We are looking for:

•‌ An experienced lawyer with 2 to 7 years of specialised practice in employment law.
•‌ A proactive and entrepreneurial team player who takes initiative to develop and expand client opportunities.
•‌ Fluent in English and at least one other language, ideally both French and Dutch.
•‌ Commercial and pragmatic mindset, focused on finding practical solutions that meet client needs.
•‌ Ideally, experience working in an international law firm environment.

What’s in it for you?
At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

•‌ A vibrant and supportive team with a friendly, respectful, and inclusive culture.
•‌ Working for exciting and varied international clients from the outset.
•‌ Regular training and further development in our international offices.
•‌ Opportunities to work with colleagues across the world, with the possibility of undertaking a secondment to one of our international offices.
•‌ Hybrid working model, offering a flexible balance between office and home working.
•‌ Last but not least: a culture that promotes cooperation, diversity and professional development.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.