Senior Lawyer Milieu Ltd

Brussels, Belgium

Milieu is seeking a full-time senior legal adviser to play a significant role in the legal team. This person will be expected to become involved in the process of developing all aspects of the environmental consultancy and participate proactively as part of the management team.

Milieu is aiming to fill this position by 15 Sept 2011.

Key tasks for this position will include the following:

• Direction and management of complex legal research and analysis projects, including overall quality assurance
• Managing projects to budget while ensuring that deadline and quality objectives are met
• Providing guidance and support to teams of national/local legal experts etc.
• Provision of substantive assistance in conceptualising and writing project reports
• Support for business development, including meeting with clients and drafting of proposals
• Mentoring and development of in-house junior lawyers

Key qualifications for the position:

• Masters level law degree, preferably with an EU law specialisation
• Minimum 10 years prior work experience. Experience of working with EU legislation essential.
• Familiarity with EU legislation in the fields of environmental protection, climate change, fundamental rights, public health, etc. a very strong advantage.
• Experience in managing teams and having budget responsibility.
• An independent, self-starter personality
• Strong organisational ability
• Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of other languages desirable (knowledge of German would be an asset)
• Good writing and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word.

Please submit your application by July 15th 2011 to:

Eva Dobay, by e-mail or by post to:
Milieu Ltd. Rue Blanche 15, 1050 Brussels
e-mail: eva.dobay@milieu.be