Law Assistant - Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets

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. Would you like to gain hands-on experience in our dynamic Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets (MACM) practice? If you are 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 MACM practice (combining Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets) provides services to a range of corporate clients and financial institutions on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters.

We advise on public and private and public-to-private takeovers, initial public offerings (IPOs), private equity, acquisition finance, and acquisitions and divestments of major Dutch and international corporates and financial institutions active in the Netherlands. The MACM group is almost always in the lead of corporate project teams, working closely together with other practice groups to advise on all aspects of the transaction, including company, contract , employment, competition, financial and securities law, and regulatory aspects.

This multidisciplinary approach is often combined with cross-border aspects that may also require working together with foreign counsel. We are looking for someone who … 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 is fluent in Dutch and English can work for us at least 15 hours a week for six months; if this doesn't fit into your schedule, we'd be happy to discuss alternative options.

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. Please see for more information on what data De Brauw processes and what we do with it our privacy statement .