Associate

CMS Sofia Lawyers Partnership is offering an excellent opportunity for an attorney to join our Sofia team as part of the ongoing expansion of our Employment practice.

We collaborate closely with our international CMS colleagues, and there will be opportunities to work on multi-jurisdictional matters. We encourage our team to attend a variety of training sessions, business development events and integration activities at CMS offices abroad.

CMS is an international law firm, ranked as the world’s fifth largest by number of lawyers and sixth largest in the UK by revenue. We work with clients in over 40 countries from more than 70 offices worldwide. We recruit, value and develop top talent.

We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented employment attorney to join our dynamic legal team. The successful candidate will be passionate about employment law and experienced in all aspects of employment work. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

CMS Sofia is looking to recruit for its office in Sofia an

Associate

in Litigation Arbitration Insurance and Employment Practice (Ref: A-LAIE)

Responsibilities:

• Supporting us in covering the whole spectrum of employment law. Providing high-quality, practical legal support to our clients with a focus both on local and international HR/employment matters;
• Involvement in a broad range of Commercial, Regulatory, Data Protection advice;
• Drafting and revising commercial agreements, clients’ documents, policies, General Terms;
• Representing clients in court in commercial and employment disputes;
• Developing and reviewing employment contracts and policies;
• Conducting of employment-related investigations and procedures and managing pre-litigation negotiations;
• Providing support for various corporate initiatives and projects requiring employment and commercial law expertise, such as cross-border mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, divestments and outsourcing;
• Preparing legal documents accurately and in a timely manner;
• Providing timely updates on legislation, especially concerning employment legislation; assessing the possible outcome of forthcoming legislative amendments;
• Work in close co-operation with more senior staff and peers.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in law from a Bulgarian university;
• 2-3 years of professional experience in employment law or commercial law in a law firm or as inhouse counsel in a large corporation;
• Very good knowledge of the Bulgarian and EU employment law framework;
• Experience in Data protection matters is an advantage;
• Еxperience with advising clients on competition law matters is an advantage, but not a must;
• Excellent knowledge of Bulgarian and English, both written and spoken;
• Excellent drafting skills and ability to translate legal theory into practical advice;
• Excellent time management and organisational skills. Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines;
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity;
• “Can do” attitude and ability to focus on details;
• Willingness to grow and develop professionally.

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package;
• Opportunity to work on high profile both domestic and international transactions;
• Company training and excellent opportunities in multinational environment;
• Work with a positive and supportive team, dedicated to your development;
• Office in the very centre of Sofia.

Interested applicants are invited to send their CV and motivation letter by 31 July 2026.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

What’s in it for you?

As a future facing firm, we take a bold, dynamic and agile approach to help clients of every size face the future with confidence. We empower and support our people to realise their ambitions through access to high quality, interesting and engaging work alongside a competitive package.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.