About this role
The Real Estate team is an integral part of Baker McKenzie's Belgian Office and has been involved in several high profile deals in recent years such as the Cityforward transaction. The team has been consistently ranked band 1 or 2 in Chambers and Legal 500 over the last few years. The Belgian Real Estate team works closely and regularly with the Regional and Global Real Estate practices of the Firm which boasts more than 500 real estate professionals around the world. The work of the Brussels Real Estate team is varied, of high-value and often international in nature and is often performed in close integration with the banking & finance, environmental and tax teams. Our Real Estate department advises on a wide range of property matters specialising in the areas of: High value investment acquisitions and disposals; Corporate headquarter leasing; Real estate financings; Hotels and leisure sector transactions; Planning and sustainability matters; Development projects; Retail (luxury goods) leases; General landlord and tenant matters; Real estate input into M&A transactions. The department acts for a diverse range of high-profile clients in the corporate and financial arena and its primary client base comprises major developers, institutional investors, multinational corporates, foreign investment, financial institutions and private equity houses. In recent years, the department has been able to keep a focus both on large international and Belgian investors (BNP, AXA, BentallGreenOak, Goldman Sachs, Aberdeen, Nextensa,…) and major Belgian developers (IRET, Re-vive, D’Ieteren Immo…) whilst continuing to serve the Firm's international corporate, tech and industrial clients as well as major transactions in the HRT sector. The team is mid-size and works as a cohesive team with specialist lawyers in other departments particularly administrative law, tax, funds and corporate, in both the Belgian office and globally. The team combines an extremely high level of real estate expertise that focuses on delivering clear, commercial and pragmatic advice. The successful candidate would be working within this supportive and collegiate environment. The Role We are currently seeking an ambitious and talented junior or mid-level Dutch speaking Associate, looking for a challenging and rewarding new role. Interested applicants should be able to demonstrate exemplary technical skills and relish the opportunity to join a truly unique and successful global real estate team. The role will involve: Advising Belgian and international investors with real estate investment acquisitions and disposals in Belgium Advising major Belgian developers in development and disposal transactions Advising and supporting leading multi-national corporates with their occupational requirements in Belgium Working closely with the Belgian offices Banking team to support real estate finance transactions Working closely with the Belgian office Corporate team in the coordination and im