Associate, Public Procurement - London, United Kingdom - Ashurst LLP

Ashurst LLP

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About Ashurst
Ashurst is a leading progressive global law firm with a rich history spanning more than 200 years.

We are proud of our history and are future-focused, having expanded into new technologies through our NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, and our consulting arm.

Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing excellent standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law.

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Team overview
Ashurst is highly recognised for its expertise in UK and EU public procurement law. We act for both procuring authorities and tenderers on many of the largest projects procured in the UK.

Ashurst has long been active at the forefront of procurement law and regularly advises on the procurement of complex and high profile contracts.

We are renowned for our procurement work in the energy, transport and infrastructure sectors.

Ashurst has been appointed to a number of prestigious public sector frameworks, including the Crown Commercial Service's Finance & Complex Legal Services framework, the Crown Commercial Service's Rail Legal Services Framework, Transport for London's legal services panel, and Homes England's legal services panel.

This means that we are regularly required to advise on public procurement, subsidy control and competition law matters in connection with the delivery of the most significant public sector projects.

Our procurement lawyers have in-depth experience of advising at all stages of complex procurements, as well as acting on High Court challenges.

Our procurement team are part of the wider antitrust, regulation and foreign investment practice.

Ashurst's antitrust, regulation and foreign investment practice is highly sought after and have remained at the forefront of the market across the full spectrum of UK and EU competition law for many years, advising clients on a wide range of high-profile, and often ground-breaking matters before national competition authorities and the European Commission.

Our team is highly experienced across the full suite of competition law issues including merger clearances; advising on and responding to investigations and prosecutions for cartel conduct, abuse of dominance, competition and consumer law issues; advising on market investigations and market studies; competition litigation; and State aid and subsidy control investigations and appeals.

Job overview

Essential skills and experience

England & Wales qualified junior to midlevel lawyer with at least two years' experience advising on noncontentious public procurement law matters
Experience advising on High Court procurement law challenges would be highly desired, but not essential
Experience advising on UK subsidy control regime and/or EU State aid regime would be highly desired, but not essential
An interest in developing knowledge and expertise in UK and EU competition law
Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documents and agreements in a private practice environment
An adaptable individual who is a fast learner
A teamplayer who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels
Client facing experience and the ability to understand and respond effectively to client needs A commercial approach

Career advancement
An established Associate Career Path Framework is in place clearly defining expectations and outlining opportunities for promotion.

Recent Work

Great British Nuclear in relation to a £20 billion procurement for the design and supply of first of a kind small modular reactors
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in relation to the development of carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) business models
HS2 in relation to the procurement of nine packages of railway systems works with a combined estimated value of over £5 billion in connection with the HS2 project
East West Rail in relation to the procurement of contracts relating to the delivery of a new railway linking Oxford and Cambridge
TfL in relation to the procurement of contracts in relation to the delivery of the Crossrail Project

- the Department for Education in relation to the £2.4 billion Priority Schools Building Programme

DEFRA in relation to the procurement of the £2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel Project
KeolisAmey in relation to its successful bid for £5 billion contract to operate the Wales and Borders rail service and to transform, operate and maintain the South Wales Metro
Boldyn in relation to its successful bid for a 20 year telecoms concession contract to bring highspeed 4G and 5G mobile connectivity across London below ground and at street level
TfL in relation to the award of the £2 billion Silvertown Tunnel Project, including defending a High Court challenge from the unsuccessful bidder
TfL in relation to the award of the award of a £1.5 billion contract to Siemen