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Legal Practice Assistant – Administrative and Environmental Law

On-site in Utrecht·Part-time·Added 11 days ago (last checked 16 Oct)

Van Benthem & Keulen

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Utrecht
Contract: Part-time
Languages: Dutch

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

• A pleasant working environment with attention to open and transparent communication, personal relationships, and collaboration

• Plenty of room to further develop yourself personally and professionally, including through our VBK Academy

• Ample opportunity to get to know your colleagues during many social activities, such as the weekly Thursday afternoon drinks, sports activities, our office weekend, and other outings

• An attractive salary and good secondary employment conditions such as a Microsoft Copilot+ Laptop, green mobility scheme, and a good pension scheme

The role

You will be working in the secretariat of our Administrative and Environmental Law department. In this role, you will work closely with our lawyers and practice assistants and will have contact with clients and judicial authorities. You will get to know 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 excellent guidance so that you can quickly be ready to strengthen our team and develop yourself!

Additional information

Are you looking for a role in which you make a difference by providing support and peace of mind? Do you thrive in an environment where you are given a lot of responsibility and where there is intensive collaboration? Are you digitally and linguistically proficient? Then we are looking for you!

The team and the position

We offer

You are

Social, entrepreneurial, and responsible
A team player who can also work well independently
Able to assist colleagues and clients in a practical and effective manner
Available 24 – 32 hours per week

About VBK

We are curious, to the point, and connected to each other, our clients, and society. It is no coincidence that business decision-makers have already elected us four times (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) as the best legal service provider in the Netherlands (MT1000). This is based on client-centricity, product leadership, excellent execution, and NPS (recommendation score).

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Interested?

Are you the legal practice assistant we are looking for and would you like to join our team? Then apply via the button at the bottom of the page.

Do you have questions about this vacancy, or are you curious if our office is a good fit for you and would like to come and meet us? Please feel free to contact Lennard Moers, corporate recruiter.

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