Competition Associate

Your new company
Leading professional full-service law firm operating on an international level. They provide proactive solutions for an enviable client base, ranging from start-ups to multinational leaders in the world's top 50 brands, through integrating global expertise and innovative legal advice. This firm is renowned for giving its employees the opportunities to thrive in a top entrepreneurial environment.

Your new role
This is an excellent opportunity to be at the core of their innovative and forward-thinking Competition team. This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with senior associates and partners on high-profile cartel investigation, competition disputes and abuse of dominance cases before European and national courts. It will also focus on client matters and meetings; with you given responsibility for managing client relationships from day one and give a good level of exposure to EU/UK merger control, state aid and regulatory and trade law.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a UK qualified solicitor with two to four years' PQE in the UK (but other qualification levels will be considered).

The successful candidate will be commercially driven with an ambition to thrive in this friendly yet determined team. Further desired attributions and skills include excellent analytical and drafting skills, with an ability to sufficiently be responsible for reviewing mergers and acquisitions, confident interpersonal communication skills and client management skills.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be given the opportunity to work closely with and be supported by specialists on client matters. This is an extremely exciting time to join this area of the firm; you will be at the forefront of some key projects that the team are working on. This is also a fantastic opportunity for ambitious candidates who desire to build a long-term career in competition law and to make a significant contribution towards the overall future success of firm's business development. And if that's not enough, you will have access to an impressive employee benefits package.

What you need to do now
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