Apply for the Supervisory Board as an external member
Are you interested in the deontology and disciplinary law of the legal profession? Then apply to join the Supervisory Board as a non-lawyer.
The Supervisory Board independently supervises the disciplinary practice by, among others, the staff members and the chairpersons of the disciplinary boards. It contributes to the harmonisation, monitoring and promotion of disciplinary practice, the quality and integrity of the legal profession and the proper professional practice of lawyers, in the interests of the legal profession, litigants and society.
The Supervisory Board is composed of:
- the president of the Flemish Bar Association
- two lawyers
- two non-lawyers
New external member sought
We are looking for a member who is not a lawyer to serve on the Supervisory Board.
In addition, the member who is not a lawyer must:
- not be a member or associate of the Flemish Bars
- not be an associate of a Bar Association
- not be a magistrate
The mandate commences on 1 January 2026 and runs until 1 January 2029.
Are you interested?
Then apply and deliver your CV and motivation letter by 12 noon on 12 December 2025 at the latest to the Order of Flemish Bars, attn the Board of Directors, Staatsbladsstraat 8, 1000 Brussels.
If you would like more information about the position itself, please contact chairman Peter Callens at peter.callens@ordevanvlaamsebalies.be or Erica Caluwaerts at 02 229 51 02 or at deontologie@ordevanvlaamsebalies.be.