{"id":43,"date":"2023-12-25T12:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrlegal.be\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:33:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrlegal.be\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1c8640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e1c8640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/hrlegal.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/who.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595d6c92 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"595d6c92\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HR&nbsp;Legal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#D3D3D9\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f9f148 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47f9f148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1400}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">here to empower you<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9990f3 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a9990f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Thomas De Jongh<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-text uael-modal-content-data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-text-editor elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"ct_content\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employment lawyer since 2011<\/li>\n<li>+10 years\u2019 experience working at an independent niche firm in Brussels\u2028<\/li>\n<li>+3 years\u2019 experience as an in-house lawyer at listed companies\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Member of the American Bar Association and the American Employment Law Council\u2028\u2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy givers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pragmatic people to work with\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Clients that do well<\/li>\n<li>Early rise and shine\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Working out \u2028\u2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy suckers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bureaucracy\u2028<\/li>\n<li>Traffic\u2028 \u2028\u2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Available in:<\/strong> Dutch, French, English \u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:thomas@hrlegal.be\">thomas@hrlegal.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-modal-action-wrap elementor-widget-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-action elementor-clickable uael-trigger uael-modal-popup-hide\" data-modal=\"8e4f681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecece5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ecece5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-modal-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Els Langhendries<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-text uael-modal-content-data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-text-editor elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"ct_content\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11+ years of experience as an employment lawyer within (inter)national law firms<\/li>\n<li>5 years active in the notarial sector<\/li>\n<li>Researcher and PhD fellow at the Faculty of Law of Hasselt University<\/li>\n<li>More than 2 years of experience as a legal counsel in employment conditions at the Flemish Public Transport Company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy givers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative writing<\/li>\n<li>Productive mornings<\/li>\n<li>Sunny day by the sea<\/li>\n<li>Soaking up culture at home and abroad<\/li>\n<li>Tennis and skiing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy suckers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nordic walkers who almost say hello<\/li>\n<li>Middle-lane drivers<\/li>\n<li>The never-ending laundry cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Available in:<\/strong> Dutch, French &amp; English<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:els@hrlegal.be\">els@hrlegal.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-modal-action-wrap elementor-widget-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-action elementor-clickable uael-trigger uael-modal-popup-hide\" 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Goossens<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-text uael-modal-content-data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-text-editor elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"ct_content\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>+3 years experience as tax consultant at an international consultancy firm<\/li>\n<li>Employment lawyer since 2022<\/li>\n<li>2 years experience at (inter)national law firms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy givers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indulging in a cup of coffee<\/li>\n<li>Engaging with dynamic and passionate people<\/li>\n<li>Noticing beautiful skies<\/li>\n<li>Playing hockey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Energy suckers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dealing with automated phone menus<\/li>\n<li>Interacting with chatbots<\/li>\n<li>Tedious task of refueling the car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Available in:<\/strong> Dutch, French &amp; English<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mailto:ann-sofie@hrlegal.be\">ann-sofie@hrlegal.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-modal-action-wrap elementor-widget-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-action elementor-clickable uael-trigger uael-modal-popup-hide\" data-modal=\"6bcb4ee\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8dba7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8dba7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About 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