02/11/2026
Are you an ambitious law student in Bachelor 3 or above and curious about what it’s really like to start your career at a law firm?
CMS Student Night – Behind the Bar is your chance to experience life at CMS from the inside. Whether you're interested in a summer traineeship or a first position as a lawyer, you’ll have the opportunity to connect informally with CMS lawyers and trainees, hear first-hand about their career journeys, ask your questions and discover what their day-to-day work really looks like.
You’ll also get to explore the different areas of law in which you could build your career, including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Commercial Law, Competition & EU, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax and more.
On the agenda:
• Welcome & informal networking
• Discover CMS: career opportunities and its international dimension
• Tips & Tricks: your CV and the recruitment process
• Round table: young lawyers on their daily life, integration, workload and opportunities at CMS
• Behind the scenes: visit of the working floor
• Walking dinner & networking with partners, counsels, associates and trainees
📅 Thursday, 19 November 2026
🕕 18:00–22:00
📍 CMS Brussels, Chaussée de La Hulpe 178, 1170 Brussels
Interested? Applications are open to law students from Bachelor 3 onwards. Places are limited and participation is subject to selection.
Learn more about the event and apply before 6 November:
https://cms.law/en/bel/events/cms-student-night-behind-the-bar
