Associate, Tech, Media & Telecoms (EU)

Global Counsel isseeking an Associate to support our established Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT) practice in Brussels. The role provides the opportunity to work with a range of international clients, including some of the most prestigious companies and investors in the technology space. It offers exposure to a variety of high-profile policy challenges and opportunities facing companies in the sector, from the introduction of new competition and content moderation rules for platforms to Europe’s efforts to achieve ‘strategic autonomy’ insemiconductors and cloud.

The role

• Monitor and analyse evolving political and regulatory developments in EU technologyand telecoms policy at both the Commission and member state level, including ongoingpolicy debates on AI and copyright, child protection online, the expected Digital FairnessAct and Digital Networks Act, and the implementation of the Digital Markets Act andDigital Services Act.
• Identify, map and prioritise key stakeholders across the EU institutional landscape, andprovide tactical and strategic advice on advocacy and engagement to clients.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and a wider network of businesses andpolicymakers. You will work with colleagues across different practices and offices,including London, Berlin, & Washington DC, as well as partners around Europe.
• Support the design and delivery of workshops and events, including policy deep-dives,roundtables and panel discussions.
• Produce original written content, including policy papers, published blogs, progressreports and marketing material, to build your own profile and that of Global Counsel inBrussels.
• Support business development by researching potential clients and creating materialpromoting GC’s TMT offer.
• Act as an active ambassador for Global Counsel at relevant industry and policy events,and invest in developing the skills, expertise and reputation of yourself and others.

Skills profile

• We want people who have a keen interest in understanding the political and reputationaldrivers of policymaking in Brussels. Someone who can delve into the detail of legislativeproposals and read between the lines of policy statements while building their ownnetwork of experts to draw on for insight.
• Curiosity and intellectual energy are critical for this role. You will take a proactiveapproach to anticipating the future policy agenda, identifying challenges andopportunities and delivering solutions for clients.
• Strong writing skills are a must; you will be confident about writing informative andengaging briefings for senior decision makers at the highest levels of business, as wellas publishing under your own name.
• The successful candidate will likely have 1-3 years’experience working on EU policy and regulation,ideally in one of the EU institutions, a national government, a public affairs agency, atrade body, a multinational business, a think-tank, or the non-profit sector.
• Priorexperience in technology policy is an advantage.
• Fluent spoken and written English-language; additional European languages are anadvantage.

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