Legal Advisor , Milieu Ltd

Brussels, Belgium

Milieu Ltd is a growing consulting firm based in Brussels with a record of excellence in international and European policy and law in environmental protection, fundamental rights, public health, consumer protection and health and safety. We provide our expertise mainly for European institutions and other public sector clients.

Milieu is a largely non-hierarchical, non-bureaucratic, employee centric organization where everyone contributes and everyone is important. We look for associates who are enthusiastic and engaged, set themselves high standards and are able to work collaboratively together.

Please visit our website at www.milieu.be to understand more about our activities and our corporate culture.

We are looking for a full-time Legal Advisor with a strong EU law background for an immediate position to support our busy team.

Key tasks will include the following:

• Research and development of analytical reports on European legal topics according to area of expertise and interest;
• Managing projects to budget while ensuring that deadline and quality objectives are met, and ensuring coordination across multidisciplinary teams;
• Development and drafting of proposals;
• Liaison and meeting with clients to review and report project progress;
• Contribute towards the strategic vision of the business.

The key qualifications required for the position are:

• At least a master’s degree in law;
• Expertise in environment/climate change/energy law;
• Good knowledge of EU legislation and/or strong exposure to the EU institutions;
• Proven expertise in at least one (but preferably two) EU country legislation;
• Minimum 4 years prior work experience;
• An independent, self-starter personality with a commitment to quality;
• Well-organised, practical-minded and able to prioritise a busy and varied workload;
• The ability to think like a leader but act like a peer;
• Good writing skills and strong organisational ability;
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word;
• Excellent spoken and written English; knowledge of other languages an asset.

Milieu would like to fill this position by October 2015.

Please apply via our automated application process at https://milieu.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hd8m.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Milieu Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer.