Associates International Arbitration (f/m/x)

Your Tasks

Your future job with us will include a diverse range of tasks in advising and representing international clients in relation to arbitration disputes. This includes:

• Conducting in-depth factual research (through document review, witness interviews, etc) across a wide variety of industries
• Conducting legal research on points of national and international law
• Drafting memoranda and analyses of disputed issues for internal and client consideration
• Drafting legal briefs for submission to arbitral tribunals; and
• Engaging in proactive business development and market profiling activities.

Your Profile

You must have completed your legal studies of Austrian law with exceptional results, be able to communicate, read and draft fluently both in English and German, be comfortable working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, be a self-motivated entrepreneurial thinker and value legal creativity. Additional assets – but not requirements – include (i) previous exposure to arbitration (including, for example, participation in moot court competitions like Vis Moot / Jessup and/or relevant course work), (ii) previous experience working or interning in a law firm; (iii) academic or work experience abroad, particularly in an English-speaking country; and (iv) completion of the clerkship required for admission to the Austrian bar (Gerichtspraxis).

What we offer

Become part of our strong and motivated team in an international environment and benefit from our outstanding learning & development opportunities.

Did we get you interested? Then get in touch with us – we are looking forward to receiving your application!

Note: according to §9 GlBG: There is no collective agreement or legal minimum salary. The intended minimum basis for the salary arrangement (with the possibility of additional payment) is an annual salary (gross, all-in, 14 instalments) in the amount of 54,000 EUR.

Contact

Chiara Varelija
HR Business Partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Peregringasse 4
1090 Vienna

T: +43 1 51515
E: recruiting.vienna@freshfields.com