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Van Havermaet

Multidisciplinary business advisory, tax, and legal

Advisor Family Business

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHasselt, BelgiumNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • You must hold a master's degree in law.
  • You must have initial relevant work experience in advisory services, a law or notary firm, a family office, or a legal role.
  • You must have a solid foundation in company law and an interest in corporate structures, articles of association, shareholder agreements, and transfer processes.
  • You must think analytically and systematically while considering the people behind the structure and the practical feasibility of your advice.
  • You must communicate clearly, orally and in writing, and explain legal matters accessibly to clients and colleagues.
  • You must work discreetly and carefully, exercising judgment about when to act independently and when to consult a more experienced colleague.
  • You must be motivated by direct client contact, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and practical advice.
  • You must identify with the organization's GOUD values: growth mindset, openness, excellence, and courage.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze the legal and organizational context of family businesses, considering ownership, control, governance, succession, and roles within the family.
  • Contribute to family-business transfer processes, next-generation succession, family and corporate governance, family charters, shareholder agreements, and agreements concerning decision-making, entry, exit, and continuity.
  • Organize complex information and translate analysis into clear advice, scenarios, presentations, and legally accurate documents.
  • Prepare meetings with business-owning families, participate in them, and progressively assume individual client responsibility.
  • Work closely with colleagues in estate planning, legal, tax, corporate finance, human resources, and other specialties, helping ensure their input forms coherent advice for the family.
  • Carefully track actions, agreements, and implementation steps, and keep the family and colleagues informed in a timely manner.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, templates, and working methods that strengthen the Family Business service.

Desired Qualifications

  • A further specialization in company law, taxation, or notarial studies is an asset.
  • Experience with family businesses or wealthy entrepreneurs is an advantage.

About the Company

Van Havermaet

Multidisciplinary business advisory, tax, and legal

Van Havermaet biedt bedrijfsvoering- en adviesdiensten voor ondernemers: ze zorgen dat de cijfers kloppen en geven advies op fiscaal, financieel, sociaal en juridisch vlak, als vertrouwenspersoon en gids in een steeds complexer wordende omgeving. Ze werken met een multidisciplinair team van meer dan 300 specialisten die in een follow-up van A tot Z maatwerkadviezen leveren. Hun onderscheid is lange ervaring (55+ jaar), een grote, deskundige en persoonlijke aanpak die bedrijven en particulieren als partner bedient, met meerdere disciplines in één kantoor. Doel is om complexiteit om te zetten in kansen, zodat ondernemers zich kunnen richten op de lange termijn en een duurzame relatie met hun adviseur opbouwen.

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Hasselt, Belgium
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