The Corporate Legal Counsel is supporting the Corporate Legal function in a listed company environment, with a focus on corporate governance, listed company compliance, and corporate transactions, while progressively building autonomy and acting as a trusted legal advisor.

Your mission

As Corporate Legal Counsel, you will be part of the Corporate Legal team and contribute to ensuring high-quality legal support across the group, combining technical legal expertise with a pragmatic business-oriented approach.

You will work closely with the Head of Corporate Legal and Corporate Secretary Office, legal counsels, and key stakeholders (Finance, Tax, IR,…) , while developing increasing ownership over files and projects.

Key responsibilities

1. Corporate governance & company secretary support

• Advise on Belgian & European corporate law and governance matters
• Support the preparation of Board of Directors, Board Committees and Shareholders’ Meetings (legal review of documentation, resolutions, governance compliance).
• Review and draft minutes, resolutions and governance documentation.
• Contribute to the implementation and evolution of corporate governance frameworks (policies, charters, internal rules).
• Ensure legal consistency and robustness of governance documentation prepared by the team.

2. Listed company compliance & regulatory matters:

• Support compliance with listed company obligations, including:

- Market Abuse Regulation (MAR),

- transparency and disclosure requirements,

- governance reporting.

• Advise internal stakeholders on inside information handling, confidentiality, and disclosure obligations.
• Contribute to the drafting and updating of internal policies (e.g. dealing code, corporate governance charter).
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the company.

3. Subsidiaries governance & corporate housekeeping (legal oversight)

• Supervise and provide legal guidance on over 80 subsidiaries corporate housekeeping across the world.
• Review complex corporate operations (e.g. capital increases, restructurings, changes in governance).
• Ensure legal consistency across jurisdictions and alignment with group standards.
• Support structuring decisions and intra-group reorganizations.

 4. Corporate transactions & strategic projects

• Support and progressively lead workstreams on:
• M&A transactions, joint ventures, reorganizations,
• internal restructuring projects.
• Draft and review transaction documentation (NDAs, SPAs, shareholders’ agreements, etc.).
• Participate in due diligence processes and coordination with external counsel.
• Provide legal input on strategic business initiatives.

 5. Legal advisory & business partnering

• Act as a legal business partner for internal stakeholders (finance, strategy, HR, compliance).
• Provide clear, pragmatic and risk-based legal advice.
• Contribute to building legal awareness within the organization (guidance, trainings).

 6. External stakeholders & coordination

• Liaise with external law firms, notaries, auditors and regulatory authorities (FSMA, Euronext, Audit Court,…).
• Ensure quality control of external advice and alignment with internal strategy.

• Master’s degree in Law (Belgium).
• 2–5 years of experience in corporate law, preferably in a law firm or in-house in a listed or international environment.
• Strong legal drafting and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into practical advice.
• Capacity to manage several topics simultaneously with good prioritization.
• High level of rigor and attention to detail.
• Proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent in English. Good command of French or Dutch, with willingness to develop the other.

Like a long-awaited parcel, we want to make you feel welcome and valued. Our offer includes a competitive monthly salary, that goes without saying. On top of that, you can count on:

• Meal vouchers of €8 per working day 
• Hospitalization-, group- and disability insurances 
• A phone subscription, including 25GB data 
• A flexible renumeration plan, which allows you to customize your own benefits. A company car, bike leasing, public transportation, extra days off,... the choice is yours 
• Possibility to enter the Federal Mobility plan 
• Work/life balance, thanks to flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home  
• 20 days of statutory leave and 7 additional extralegal days off  
• An end-of-year and performance-based bonus and double holiday pay  
• Many benefits from more than 100 bpost-partners