Vacancies

Working at Sørensen Advocaten

Sørensen Advocaten is a renowned Dutch law firm. With our growing, close-knit team we work on legal challenges – nationally and internationally. We are based in a spacious office near Erasmus University, easily accessible by bike, car or public transport.

Our office focuses mainly on employment law and corporate law. Lawyers, legal assistants, working students, interns and secretaries form a friendly team. Alongside hard work, there is room to laugh, have coffee together and socialise.

Legal secretary vacancy

As a legal secretary, you are a key part of the team. Your tasks include:

• processing post and managing email

• filing procedural documents

• agenda and file management

• supporting our lawyers

You make sure everything runs smoothly and contribute to a professional, well-organised working environment.

What we ask

• (at least) higher professional education working and thinking level

• secretarial training or experience is an advantage

• good digital skills

• excellent Dutch and English, spoken and written

• flexible, precise and strongly organised

• living within commuting distance of Rotterdam

• available for two to four days a week

What we offer

• a pleasant working atmosphere in a professional, small team

• a lot of personal responsibility and appreciation

• good accessibility by car and public transport

• working hours approx. 09:00–18:00

• an employment contract with prospects of a permanent position

• a fitting salary based on experience and availability

How to apply

Want to become our new colleague? Email sorensen@sorensenadvocaten.nl or call +31 10 249 24 44.

The application procedure consists of a single interview of about 30 minutes with the Employment Law partner and a legal secretary.

We only consider applications received by phone or email. We do not appreciate acquisition in response to this vacancy.

Student intern in employment law

We regularly offer internships for students who want to gain practical experience in employment law. You will work on ongoing cases, case-law research, memos and draft advice – under the guidance of our lawyers.

More details: student intern vacancy and working student vacancy.

Intern experiences

> My internship at Sørensen Advocaten flew by! In just a few months I learned a great deal about employment-law practice, because the work was so varied. What I appreciated most was the pleasant working atmosphere and the good supervision.

– Camillia de Weerd (student intern February/March/April 2024)

> I did a two-month internship and thoroughly enjoyed it. Even though I hadn't yet taken the employment law course, this was a wonderful way to get to know the field in practice.

– Biem Aphisonthasombat (student intern October/November 2023)

> I did an internship during February and March 2022. From the very start I was directly involved in ongoing cases – a real look behind the scenes of employment-law practice.

– Jesse van der Wallen (working student September 2023)

> The two months of my internship flew by! My work included case-law research, memos and draft advice. I also attended a court hearing.

– Latasha Steehouwer (student intern March/April 2023)

> My internship was very educational and valuable. You work closely with two lawyers on various cases – experiencing many aspects of employment law in a short time.

– Iris Verhoeven (student intern May/June 2022)

> As a student intern you are fully involved in cases. You get to draft advice memos and help prepare draft procedural documents.

– Annefleur de Witte (student intern August/September 2021)

> After taking the Employment Law course, I wanted to see the practice for myself. At Sørensen Advocaten you get a lot of time and attention – I would warmly recommend an internship here to any student.

– Daniëlle Quist (student intern May/June 2021)

> I did an internship in the summer of 2020 – incredibly educational! You get involved from day one and really get the chance to see a lot of legal practice.

– Puck van Genuchten (student intern July/August 2020)

When do you need a lawyer?

If you are interested in a job, internship or working-student role in employment law.

Our approach

A small team, plenty of responsibility, a direct line to experienced lawyers.