Experienced Lawyer – Luxembourg Real Estate Transactions

Arendt & Medernach is the leading independent business law firm in Luxembourg with over 800 professionals. The firm’s international team of more than 450 legal experts represents Luxembourg and foreign clients in all areas of Luxembourg business law from its main office in Luxembourg and representative offices in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Paris.

Our service to clients is differentiated by the end-to-end specialist advice we offer, covering all legal, regulatory, taxation, and advisory aspects of doing business in Luxembourg.

Our firm advises international and domestic clients in all areas of business law relevant to their business activities, ranging from fund formation, banking, insurance, private equity, and real estate to corporate and tax matters.

Within Arendt, we uphold high standards. Our professionals work with clients on engaging projects, empowered from the start. With a strong local presence in Luxembourg and international reach, we support and train our team members to thrive in a culture of excellence. Specialised teams ensure the right skills are available, allowing for a focus on added value. Our leaders are approachable, providing support and mentoring. 

We offer a vibrant social life with numerous events, embracing sports and art, our culture encourages openness and discovery beyond the professional realm. With over 50 nationalities represented, Arendt is committed to the well-being of its staff, serving the best interests of its clients, protecting the environment, and supporting education.

Given the ongoing development of our firm, we are currently recruiting: 

Experienced Lawyer – Luxembourg Real Estate Transactions 

Your role:

• You will join our administrative law, property, construction and environment Practice Area, which provides a complete range of real estate law services to both domestic and international clients including real estate promoters, public institutions, real estate managers and advisers, as well as institutional and private investors.
• You will be directly reporting to the partner in charge while managing a small group of associates (depending on previous experience).
• You will assist our clients in the purchase and sale of real estate assets throughout the entire process from the letter of intent to the closing, including real estate, tax and corporate due diligence, negotiation and the drafting of purchase agreements, lease agreements and other contractual documents.
• In the context of transactions, you will liaise with both internal and external experts on connected topics such as our Tax law and VAT teams regarding Tax due diligence and structure papers, our Corporate law team regarding corporate due diligence, our bank lending and structured finance team regarding financing aspects, as well as economic & finance experts regarding valuation or technical experts and engineers regarding the technical due diligence.
• In addition, you will assist clients in their various real estate projects and answering their question regarding lease agreements, urban planning, environment.
• You will conduct meetings with clients as well as conference calls with a view to discussing their projects and participate in the drafting of proposals with the support of our Business Development team.
• You will follow-up on client requests, draft opinions and documents and supervise your assigned associates.
• You will train young lawyers within the team and more generally, you will organize team work.

Your profile:

• You hold a university degree in law (Master), ideally completed by an LL.M. in business law;
• You have gained a minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience, ideally in the field of real estate in Luxembourg;
• You have a perfect command of English and French, both with excellent written communication and legal drafting skills. Any other language is considered a real asset;
• You are able to prioritize and efficiently handle multiple tasks; 
• You are open-minded, self-driven, flexible and capable of working pro-actively and well organized in very dynamic and demanding environment.

We offer : 

• Excellent career development opportunities with tailor-made internal training focused on both technical and soft skills;
• An entrepreneurial work culture where we promote talent & ideas;
• Multicultural, diverse teams encouraging collaborative work;
• The opportunity to work and interact within a wide network of specialists; and
• A hybrid working environment offering flexibility and the possibility to work from home.

Arendt promotes equal opportunities and value each employee for what they bring to the community.

For more information, please refer to our diversity and inclusion policy on our website.

Interested?

If you are interested in this job opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.  

All applications will be treated confidentially.

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About Arendt

Arendt & Medernach (A&M) is dedicated to providing top-quality legal services. Based in Kirchberg, A&M is the leading independent law firm in Luxembourg, representing local and international clients in all areas of Luxembourg business law.

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