Trainee Lawyer - Restructuring & Insolvency

• You have a completed Master of Laws degree with Civil Effect;

• You have an excellent command of the Dutch and English languages;

• You are a true team player and have strong analytical abilities;

• You are independent and set high standards;

• You would like to be able to make your own contribution to the further expansion and growth of the Amsterdam banking, structured, and restructuring and insolvency practice;

• You are 'Excellent, and not too serious'.

We are looking for a trainee lawyer within the Restructuring & Insolvency practice.

At Freshfields, we work on complex and high-profile restructurings and insolvencies - both domestic and cross-border. We guide companies in financial distress, advise banks and investors, and litigate where necessary on strategic insolvency and financing issues. Our Restructuring & Insolvency practice combines legal sharpness with economic reality. In doing so, we work intensively with colleagues from, for example, Finance and Litigation, as well as with our international network. This multidisciplinary and international collaboration makes the work dynamic and challenging. This combination, together with the speed of the transactions, ensures a challenging working environment in which analytical ability and creative thinking go hand in hand. This requires expertise at the intersection of, among others, corporate law, property law, and insolvency law.

The practice is located at the intersection of transactions and litigation, and is part of the GMAC practice, where more than 500 lawyers work worldwide.

A broad practice - a solid foundation
Whether it concerns the banking practice, leveraged finance, the restructuring and insolvency practice, or the structured finance practice, Freshfields has a strong market position in each of these areas and has been involved in numerous leading restructuring transactions in recent years. There is also a close connection with the litigation practice in the field of, for example, the WHOA and insolvency law, in which you, as a lawyer interested in insolvency law, can be closely involved and can also act in court if that is your ambition.

Freshfields Amsterdam
Freshfields is a leading law firm worldwide. The firm belongs to the global top tier. A firm that strives to achieve the best result for its clients and employees and is convinced that jointly shared core values are essential for success. Freshfields goes back more than 250 years, and in the relatively short time that we have been active in the Netherlands, a practice has been created that stands at the top of the market. We are proud of that. This firm does not stand for well-trodden paths, but for innovation and the will and desire to work together at the top of the international legal profession. With personal responsibility, flexibility, creativity, but also with overt ambition, dedication, and team spirit, and the possibility to give everyone's career path their own shape. Due to the nature and setup of our Amsterdam office, much is possible. Do you want to be part of a team, help contribute to the expansion of our practice, and work in an international environment where you can learn a lot? Then we invite you to apply!

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Our recruitment team would love to speak with you! We can be reached via amsterdam.recruitment@freshfields.com

We look forward to welcoming you!