Legal Intern (from September 2025) - Antitrust & Foreign Investment

In our Brussels-based office, an international team of more than 30 lawyers from 17 nationalities advises Businesses in the field of Competition and Antitrust law. Merger control, antitrust proceedings, and state aid rules as well as general European law are the focal points of our work. We represent our clients before the European Commission, national competition authorities, as well as the European Courts.

During their time with us, our Legal Interns are assigned to an experienced lawyer, who is responsible for providing support on various aspects of their traineeship. In addition, we also give our Legal Interns the opportunity to work on a variety of mandates together with other lawyers from various jurisdictions and to participate in numerous internal training programs.

We are constantly looking for a qualified and motivated Legal Intern to support our team. As a suitable candidate, you will have excellent academic records and solid legal knowledge. You are committed and possess very good English language skills. You will have a path to become a qualified lawyer in the EU member state. Previous experience in European Competition law is considered as a plus.

The group welcomes legal interns for three to six months. You will be involved in all of our professional activities and gain a good sense of our culture.

Linklaters considers internship as the best way to identify future associates. For this reason, we are committed to offering a diverse and highly motivating first professional experience and an enjoyable team atmosphere within our international law firm.

Interested? Please submit your application file including your CV, cover letter and academic transcripts. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We are currently hiring for internships from September 2025 onwards.

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

About Linklaters LLP

Linklaters LLP is a leading global law firm, advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most important and challenging transactions and assignments. We combine legal expertise with a collaborative and commercial approach to help clients navigate constantly evolving markets and regulatory environments, pursuing opportunities and managing risk worldwide. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver an outstanding service to our clients anywhere in the world. Our 3,100 + lawyers, located across 31 offices in 21 countries, specialise in industry sectors as well as practice areas across three divisions: Corporate; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; and Finance.

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This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.