Summer Internship 2026

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Training contract

Each year we organise
one-month (paid) summer internships during July and August
in our offices in Brussels and Antwerp.

We will not only provide you with a variety of assignments to learn from, but also give you a flavour of life at the office, organise a thorough induction and give you opportunities to network while you are here.

• Mergers & Acquisitions (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Antitrust (Brussels)
• Litigation & Investigations (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Debt Finance (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Financial Services Regulatory & Capital Markets (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Real Estate (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Digital, Data, IP & Technology (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Environmental, Administrative & Regulatory (Brussels)
• Employment Litigation (Brussels/Antwerp)
• Tax (Brussels)

What we look for

• You are currently studying a
  Belgian Master in Law
  and achieve
  outstanding academic results;
• You are planning to start working in the legal industry
  as from 2027
  or later;
• You have
  excellent language skills (English/French/Dutch)
  ;
• You like to work in a
  team
  but you are equally able to work
  independently
  as required;
• You have excellent written and verbal
  communication
  skills.

Application window

Please upload your application by clicking 'apply for job'. Thank you for adding your
CV, cover letter and Bachelor and Master transcripts
to support your application. Please do not hesitate to contact Tamara Nouwen in case you would need any advice on the application process or if it would be helpful to speak to any of our current trainees.

Please note that a Belgian law degree and (future) qualification are required for most of our departments. For our Antitrust practice, we welcome applications from any (future) EU-qualified lawyer. We kindly encourage you to clarify your areas of interest and qualification plans in your cover letter.

As part of our recruitment process, and in order to comply with our legal obligations and internal policies, we require successful candidates to undergo a background screening, which includes the candidate providing information on its criminal record. We will only process information that is necessary and relevant to the position you are applying for. Access to the criminal record information you will provide will be strictly limited to the local recruitment officer responsible for your application. This data will not be stored in our systems and, if provided in writing, it will be deleted immediately, no later than 24 hours after receipt. Please see our data privacy notice for further information. If you have any questions, please contact us.