Legal Administrative Assistant Environmental Law

Are you a law student at HBO or university level? Are you looking for a challenging administrative side job for at least 2 days per week that you can flexibly combine with your studies? Do you want to get to know the daily practice within the legal profession? Then we look forward to your application!

You will gain legal practical experience at the secretariat of our Administrative and Environmental Law department. In doing so, you will work closely with our lawyers and practice assistants and will occasionally have contact with clients and judicial authorities. You will learn the main outlines of the ongoing files (which are always up to date thanks to your efforts) and will be responsible for preparing, checking, and sending correspondence and (procedural) documents. Additionally, you will monitor deadlines, manage calendars and archives, and organize internal and external meetings. We provide good guidance so that you are quickly ready to strengthen our team and develop yourself!

This position offers students an educational experience in which they get to know the legal profession and our firm in daily practice. Additionally, the role forms a valuable addition to a legal (student) CV.

• Available for at least 16 hours per week for at least one year, flexibly adjustable to your study schedule, or at least 32 hours per week for at least half a year, for example during a gap year that you combine with internships or travel.

• A socially skilled team player who understands the importance of engagement with colleagues and clients

• Able to communicate excellently in Dutch and well in English, both orally and in writing

• Organizational, structured, and sharp on details

• Enthusiastic, eager to learn, and proactive

We are curious, to the point, and connected to each other, our clients, and society. Not for nothing, business decision-makers have already elected us four times – in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 – as the best legal service provider in the Netherlands (MT1000). Based on client-centricity, product leadership, excellent execution, and NPS (recommendation score).

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Are you the legal administrative assistant we are looking for and would you like to join our team? Then apply via the button on this page.

Do you have questions about this vacancy or are you curious if our firm suits you and would like to come and meet us? Please feel free to contact Guusje Korten, campus recruiter, or Lennard Moers, corporate recruiter.

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