Corporate Trainee Associate

Team

Corporate

Contract

Full time

Are you lawyer passionate about entrepreneurship?

e are currently looking to take on an outstanding trainee associate for our Corporate team. You will start your bar traineeship and gain your first professional experience in the fields of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, capital raisings, restructurings, and investments and divestments of portfolio companies.

Your responsibilities

As an Trainee Associate in our Innovation team, you will:

• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a variety of corporate and venture capital transactions
• Preparing and reviewing asset purchase agreements
• Drafting and negotiating partnering agreements such as shareholders’ agreements, subscription agreements, and joint ventures
• Advising founders, companies, and boards of directors on a wide range of operational matters and strategic transactions
• Providing ongoing legal support to clients across all stages of growth

Your profile

• You have obtained a Master degree in Law at a Belgian university and have superior academic credentials, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• You like to be focused on complex corporate and venture capital transactions.
• The ability to independently manage projects and client relationships and collaborate with others is proper to you.
• You have great work ethics, excellent communication skills and you excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Teamwork is as essential for you as it is for us.

Your benefit

• Our challenging and diversified corporate and venture capital practice offers boundless opportunities for those lawyers who aspire a challenging and rewarding career.
• Cresco offers a structured yet flexible environment, emphasizing the development of excellent legal skills and real world problem-solving, while encouraging our lawyers to build important long term internal and external business relationships.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and entrepreneurial lawyer to help build Cresco’s growing practices.
• You will have the opportunity to work across a mix of locations, including Antwerp, Ghent, and Hasselt.

We understand the value of a happy and motivated team, which is why we prioritize creating opportunities for both professional growth and personal enjoyment. If you're looking for a workplace where you can thrive professionally and have a great time doing it, Cresco is the perfect fit for you.

Your application

Interested in this opportunity? Please apply through the form below or send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application.