Competition Associate

An excellent opportunity to join one of the largest Antitrust, Competition & Trade teams in Europe. You can be based in London, Edinburgh or Glasgow.

About the Role

The team handles a broad range of high quality work including competition investigations, behavioural advice, merger control, competition litigation and a wide range of regulatory and trade work, including export control/sanctions. It also advises extensively on public procurement matters, subsidy control / State aid and consumer enforcement issues.

We are looking for a motivated, ambitious associate to be based in London, Edinburgh or Glasgow. The ideal candidate will have a passion for competition and regulatory law and an interest in working closely with our highly rated Technology, Media, Life Sciences and Energy & Utilities teams, where we are seeing a continued increase in competition related instructions.

The UK team comprises 7 partners and a team of 15 other fee earners, plus a dedicated Professional Support Lawyer, and is based largely in London with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Brussels. The role provides an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further their career in a dynamic and internationally focused competition team, with a balanced practice across transactional, contentious and advisory work.

Associates are encouraged to take on high levels of responsibility and client contact. From day one your role will include being embedded in client relationships, involved in business development activities within the team and across the firm's sector groups, and playing a key part in a significant volume of cross border work. The role will include travel and requires strong commercial acumen to provide focused strategic advice.

We are committed to investing in our team and provide comprehensive training to develop knowledge and skills.

About You

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of PQE, a solid background in UK and EU competition law, and ideally FDI. You should be willing to learn one or more of public procurement, state aid/subsidy, consumer and/or trade law, and have a general desire for a balanced practice across transactional, contentious and advisory work. Excellent communication and drafting skills, strong commercial awareness, curiosity about market developments, a collaborative and supportive approach to building relationships, and a positive service delivery mindset are essential.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave

Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.