Cma2041 - Assistant Director, Litigation - London, United Kingdom - Competition & Markets Authority

Competition & Markets Authority

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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £73,512 - £79,408

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 6
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Legal Services
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the Litigation Unit at the heart of the Competition and Markets Authority's Legal Service.

About the CMA**We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, high profile, continually evolving and intellectually stimulating with a regular presence in national media and of interest around the world.

The role

As an Assistant Director, you will support the Litigation Directors in conducting all of the CMA's civil litigation, with the main focus being on competition and consumer enforcement appeals, challenges to merger decisions, director disqualification proceedings and public law cases.

Engaging with external stakeholders and internal stakeholders throughout the CMA, you will help decision makers identify litigation risk in their investigations and decision making.

What we can offer you

The CMA is a hugely diverse, rewarding and stimulating place to work - an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so while also having considerable flexibility when it comes to how and when you work.

We offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision.

You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme.

You can find more information about working for the CMA here.

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Closing date: 11:55pm on Monday 12 February 2024

Job description:

Responsibilities may include**:

Advise CMA project caseteams at the prelitigation and decisionmaking stages to ensure the strengths and weaknesses of a case are considered before litigation is commenced. This may include reviewing evidence and considering the merits of the case ahead of providing advice.
Lead in providing advice on litigation risk to decision makers across the CMA and providing advice on litigation procedure. You may also be asked to advise on press releases and in relation to cross cutting issues like FoIA, Privilege, Data Protection and GDPR.
Provide regular litigation updates to the decision makers on each case.
Play a constructive role in the development of the CMA's Litigation Group.
Monitor and assimilate developments in relevant legislation and case law and litigation practice and assist in the CMA's legal knowledge management.
Line manage, develop and motivate team members and offer support in fostering innovative solutions to complex issues along with recommending and implementing best practice.
Play a lead role liaising with Counsel, the Litigation Directors and other stakeholders as necessary and generally support CMA colleagues in developing a flexible and highly effective litigation team.
Build and develop relationships within the CMA to embed and develop effective matrix working.
Contribute to the CMA's external activities.

About you

You will be a fully qualified lawyer entitled to practise in the UK (including Scotland or NI) or evidence of preparedness to sit and pass the SQE within three years of appointment (and to qualify in England and Wales if not already qualified).

Significant experience of litigating in the UK, or other common law jurisdictions, is essential, as is the ability to deal with complex and document heavy cases and take the lead in key workstreams such as disclosure exercises, litigation project planning and resource management.

Significant experience in managing, coaching and motivating staff, including managing performance and development is equally important.

Experience of competition/consumer law is desirable but not essential.

Person specification:

Experience of taking the lead in key workstreams such as: disclosure exercises; litigation project planning and resource management (Lead Criteria)
Significant experience in managing, coaching and motivating staff including managing performance and development (Lead Criteria)
Fully qualified lawyer entitled to practise in the UK (including Scotland or NI) or evidence of preparedness to sit and pass the SQE within three years of appointment (and to qualify in England and Wales if not already qualified). (Lead Crit