Find your path
As part of De Brauwerij, you will join our Inside Out programme. It was crafted alongside The School of Life, for a journey of self-understanding. Alongside others, you'll delve into your own values and drivers. We have designed this programme to boost the personal skills you need, not just in your career, but in life too.
One of the programme's key advantages is the opportunity it offers to genuinely connect with your peers, which often result in a deepening of your ties to them. The programme pivots around four key themes: 'Self', 'Culture', 'Society', and 'Relationships'.
THE PILLARS OF OUR PROGRAMME
Me
This block will focus on:
- Self Awareness - understanding yourself, your style, qualities and pitfalls and how to deal with them.
- Resilience - the ability to take care of yourself and understand what is needed to be vital and resilient.
- Effectiveness - Prioritising effectively, remaining calm when under pressure and learn how to bounce back when you’ve made a mistake.
Society
This block will focus on:
- Social awareness - approaching a challenge from more than just the legal perspective; thinking critically and making conscious choices from the bigger picture.
- Community involvement - knowing what is of value to you and how to contribute to our role in society by engaging in pro-bono activities, being active in partnerships or participating in the public debate.
Culture
This block will focus on:
- Organisational culture - what is it, how to recognise it and how it comes into existence.
- Culture congruence - understanding whether you fit in the organisational culture and how it can work for you (e.g. through the choice of department or leaders). Discover how our values Curious, Collecting and Courage apply to you.
- Culture building - understand how to influence and strengthen the organisational culture and bring its values to life.
Relationships
This block will focus on:
- Building sustainable relationships - the importance of interdependence and developing and maintaining open, honest and meaningful relationships.
- Diplomacy - conducting difficult conversations tactfully and sensitively without damaging the relationship.
- Eloquence and influencing - the art of activating people without using authority or power.
What's brewing?
LET’S GET IN TOUCH
Anything else we can help you with? Please don’t hesitate to contact us by phone, email or Instagram.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Lisanne van Baaren
Senior Recruitment Adviser (Brauwerij)
Loetje -Sofia Sala
Recruitment Adviser (Campus)
Frida Meingast
Junior Recruitment Adviser (Campus)
What are the options for a secondment?
You can be seconded to a client in the Netherlands or abroad. You can also be seconded to a foreign law firm with whom we have a close relationship. Secondments are normally reserved for senior associates. Being seconded in your first few years at De Brauw is unlikely. However, associates (and senior associates) may get the opportunity to work at one of our own offices abroad (most likely in Brussels or London).
What are my prospects of becoming a senior associate at De Brauw?
We never limit the number of senior associates appointed in any given year. We hope that everyone in De Brauwerij/The Brewery becomes a senior associate at De Brauw. Whether we make you an offer to become a senior associate simply depends on your development and performance as an associate.
What does my career path look like after De Brauwerij/The Brewery and can I join a practice group of my choice?
After completing De Brauwerij or The Brewery, you will join one of our practice groups for a period of 18 months. While we do take your preferences into account before you are assigned to a specific practice group, we cannot guarantee that you will join the practice group of your choice. After 18 months, you will rotate to a different practice group to ensure that you gain sufficient experience in both transactional/corporate and litigation/regulatory work.
After 3.5 years, you will either be offered a senior associate position at De Brauw with a permanent contract, or you will receive support to plan your transition to a suitable position elsewhere.