Fastned – Legal Counsel

As legal counsel Belgium, you will be the legal lead and therefore responsible for and manage Fastned’s legal affairs in Belgium. This is a very broad legal function and ranges from negotiating and drafting different sorts of contracts to advising on topics around real estate & property law, consumer law, competition law, employment law, and more corporate and finance related matters.

You will be part of a growing team of 7 lawyers, who work in Amsterdam, London, Cologne and Paris. As legal counsel you will report to the Director Legal and Compliance and work well with all your colleagues within Fastned.

Your responsibilities:

• Providing full legal support and advice to the local team in Belgium. Being responsible for challenging, reviewing and drafting lease and property law contracts under Belgium law.
• Providing full legal support and advice on all sorts of other commercial contracts.
• Advising business and being the trusted advisor on key developments, strategy and other key decisions.
• Helping out with tenders – negotiating tender documentation and other public contracts.
• Providing legal advice about various regulatory matters such as competition regulations and other more consumer related, subsidies and corporate topics.
• Monitor new legislation and regulation and make sure that Fastned is compliant.
• Working on optimisation of all kinds of processes in which legal is involved.

Fastned is looking for a colleague with an entrepreneurial mindset and strong communication skills—someone who is a true team player and simply a great person to work with. As the sole Legal Counsel within the Belgium team, this individual should be proactive, capable of working independently, and confident in identifying challenges, driving projects forward, and delivering pragmatic, creative legal and business solutions.

• Quick learner, curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change,
• LLM law school degree in Belgium law or equivalent (studies or work experience),
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house company law environment,
• Fluency in Dutch, French and English.

• Stock option plan -> Fastned believes in shared value creation;
• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee;
• Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered;
• A total of 37 holidays per year, including 5 extralegal Fastned holidays and 12 compensation days. As well as two mission days you can use to contribute to Fastneds mission or to support a cause that is important to you!
• A paid pension plan, fully covered by Fastned;
• Eco-cheque vouchers every year;
• Free daily vegetarian lunches, snacks & drinks all day in the office;
• Fun events year-round, notorious Christmas parties and an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;
• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice.

By creating perfect matches between legal professionals and organizations, we don’t just transform careers—we enhance the strength of legal teams. This leads to greater success and satisfaction for both candidates and clients. With a team of motivated, trilingual recruitment partners, we have successfully filled over 1,000 vacancies, achieving an impressive 98% success rate in permanent placements.