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JOB OPENING – LEGAL ASSOCIATE

The Debrecen-based Herdon Law Firm is seeking a Legal Associate.

About Herdon Law Firm
Herdon Law Firm is a business-oriented law firm located in the heart of Debrecen, Hungary. We provide in-house depth legal services, a project management-driven approach, and a one-stop service model to our domestic and international clients.

We primarily support participants in the business sector, particularly in:

• Real estate development and construction

• Investments and private equity

• Labour market and employment

• Innovation and the startup ecosystem

• Services and commercial sectors

Our main practice areas include:

• Corporate law

• Employment law

• Real estate and construction law

• Contract and commercial law

• Corporate finance and tax law

Our goal is to deliver legal solutions that align with our clients’ business strategies and create real added value – both in English and Hungarian – with a youthful energy and a solutions-driven mindset. Our services have nationwide coverage, and we work with clients across Hungary as well as in cross-border legal matters.

Position Details

• Location: 4025 Debrecen, Simonffy Street 4–6. 1/101.

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Contract Type: Indefinite term

• Position: Legal Associate

• Salary: Competitive, to be agreed

• Requirement: Only candidates with a law degree (J.D. equivalent) will be considered

What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration

• Modern office in a central business district location

• Opportunities for publication with professional mentoring

• Participation in and speaking opportunities at professional conferences

• Substantive involvement in high-profile, high-value business projects

• Creative and meaningful legal work on significant, diverse, and complex matters within defined areas of business law

• A dynamic, forward-thinking team with a supportive atmosphere

• Professional mentoring and continuous feedback

• Administrative support from an executive assistant

In short: you’ll only need to make coffee for yourself – our focus is on legal work, not on tasks outside your role. You will join a team that values your legal expertise and offers genuine professional challenges.

What We Expect From You

• Law degree (with at least a cum laude grade)

• Practical ability to apply substantive legal knowledge in our practice areas (particularly corporate law, employment law, business law, contract law, and commercial law)

• At least 6–12 months of relevant professional experience as a legal assistant, trainee lawyer, or junior associate – or, in the absence of experience, outstanding and demonstrable academic achievements

• Precision, reliability, and a structured, logical approach to work

• Advanced, confident English skills in both spoken and written form, with at least a B2 complex language certificate in English

• Ability to work independently and take responsibility, with a proactive attitude

• Strong communication skills and openness to real teamwork

• Commitment to professional development and passion for legal work

• Confident user skills in office software (MS Office, Windows, Jogtár, Jogkódex)

The essence: This position is for you if you not only have a law degree, but also possess real, practical substantive legal knowledge and want to engage in meaningful legal work. At our firm, law is not an administrative background function – it is the core of our professional operation. The workload can be intense at times, and success requires dedication, responsibility, and resilience – but we stand by you every step of the way, offering professional support, feedback, and growth opportunities. We can’t promise you’ll always finish by 5 p.m. – but we do promise that your work will be valued and recognised.

Main Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents, contracts, and submissions

• Preparing and filing submissions in electronic litigation and e-company registry proceedings

• Monitoring legislation, conducting legal research, and preparing legal opinions on current matters

• Performing legal due diligence

• Communicating with clients, authorities, and courts in person, by phone, and electronically

• Translating and editing professional materials (especially in English)

• Providing professional support to the firm’s lawyers

Preferred Qualifications

• Outstanding academic achievements at university

• Notable scientific or competition results in legal fields (especially TDK, moot court, or other advocacy competitions)

• Confident use of legal terminology in English, both orally and in writing

• Knowledge of another foreign language (particularly German, Italian, Spanish, French, or Romanian)

• Additional university degree or professional qualification

• Work experience at a law firm or tax advisory firm with an international client base

Important
We work as a team, but we also value individuality. If you do not meet all the “preferred” criteria above but have other skills or experience that could be an asset to us – don’t hesitate to let us know.

How to Apply
If our job opportunity has sparked your interest, please send your:

• CV in both Hungarian and English

• Cover letter in both Hungarian and English

• Gross monthly salary expectation

…to info@herdon.hu. Please include in the subject line: “Legal Associate – Application”

A small request from us: please don’t rely on artificial intelligence to write your cover letter. If AI writes it for you, it should be the one evaluating it – we are human, and we want to get to know you.