Monard law

At Monard Law we believe that colleagues who enjoy working together and feel good about themselves, go the extra mile for each other and for our clients. Day in and day out.

In our promise to our employees we express this as follows:

To you, our Monard colleagues : we promise to make this place your home where you have all the freedom you need to grow and to develop your entrepreneurial spirit and become great lawyers and professionals, where you will always have someone by your side at all times; where your talents and passions inspire others, and theirs inspire yours ; where you are always assured that someone listens to you, helps you, and guides you, allowing to learn and to flourish to become kind an successful individuals. Monard Law will always ensure that it is a great firm to work at and work with: a welcoming, enjoyable place that brings out the best in you.

The team of Monard Law is diverse, both in terms of gender, age, origin and also in terms of the profile of its lawyers and associates.

• We currently have almost 52% female lawyers and 22% female partners. This makes us one of the better firms, as the article in De Tijd of 26-27 May 2018 also showed (‘Jonge advocates moeten wat meer alpha male zijn' | De Tijd).

• Older lawyers remain welcome within Monard Law. The retirement age for associates at Monard Law is much higher (65 years) than in most other Belgian and international firms. Four partners at Monard Law in other offices would already be retired. We feel it is important to pass on their experience to younger lawyers.

• In addition to gender and age, origin is also an important dimension of diversity. This is not so obvious within the legal profession.   We currently have 5% of our lawyers with origins outside the EU.

• Finally, the lawyers and partners at Monard Law have different profiles. Clients appreciate this diversity of styles. We invest significantly in knowing each other's style through, for example, mapping out the 'Insights profile' of our lawyers and through workshops on 'People Styles @work'. This not only leads to better cooperation internally but also to better alignment with our clients.

Monard Law is also member of the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (legaldiversityalliance.be))who’s mission is : ‘Members of the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (LDIA) commit to build a diverse and inclusive workplace in which everyone benefits from equal treatment and opportunities, irrespective of race, ethnic or social origin, gender or sexual orientation, age, disability, language, religion, political preference or any other grounds of personal discrimination.’