Senior Competition Litigation Associate/Counsel

This growing law firm with over 50 offices globally are seeking a talented Associate to join their team based in London.

They provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.

The Team

• The antitrust, competition and regulatory (ACR) group has established a leading international reputation, with a team of over 80 competition law specialists across the global network.
• In the UK the team works on some of the highest profile contentious and non-contentious competition matters in the market.
• The team covers all aspects of antitrust, competition and regulatory work, from damages litigation to mergers, regulatory appeals to market investigations.
• They are involved in litigation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court and (working with EU qualified team members and/or our European offices) the European Courts.

The Role

• Although the team covers a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work there is a specific need for competition litigation experience.
• The role would primarily involve contentious work but there would be opportunities to be involved in other areas of competition law if this was of interest.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supervising a team preparing for court and Competition Appeal Tribunal hearings
• Developing litigation strategy and advising clients accordingly.
• Drafting submissions to competition authorities and courts.
• Advising clients on court and Tribunal process and procedure.
• Liaising with opposing counsel in discussions and through correspondence.
• Liaising with counsel on all of the above.
• Researching and advising on competition law issues more generally.
• Assisting in development of knowledge and business development products.

The candidate shall have at least 5 years of experience in a firm with an excellent reputation in the area of EU/UK Competition law. While a broad range of competition law experience is welcomed, competition litigation experience is essential for this role.

If you are interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your resume, transcript and writing sample. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Elliott Dymond for a confidential discussion.

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