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    Associate, Competition - London, United Kingdom - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Herbert Smith Freehills London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    JOB DESCRIPTION

    About Herbert Smith Freehills

    As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

    We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.

    The Opportunity

    Group/ Team description:

    COMPETITION, REGULATION AND TRADE

    Main areas covered | general competition (antitrust) | cartels and other behavioural investigations | merger control | competition litigation | regulatory matters | state aid | public procurement | EU | WTO and international trade
    Sector expertise includes | energy and natural resources | financial institutions | consumer goods| infrastructure | transport| manufacturing and industrials | pharmaceuticals | retail | telecoms, media and technology

    The Role

    Our Competition, Regulation and Trade group is consistently rated as one of the leading practices in its field, with a team of lawyers based in Europe (London, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Madrid & Paris), Asia and across Australia. Amongst our clients are leading financial institutions, top Fortune and FTSE companies from all industry sectors, regulatory bodies and national governments.

    Our team covers the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious competition, regulation and trade work globally, including:

  • cartel and other behavioural investigations
  • merger control
  • antitrust advice
  • competition litigation (private enforcement and appeals)
  • regulatory matters
  • state aid, public procurement, WTO and trade

    • This role is focused on non-contentious matters but the successful applicant will have an opportunity to work on contentious matters, in particular private enforcement and other competition disputes. We have a market-leading competition litigation practice integrated within the Competition, Regulation and Trade group (working with the firm's wider Dispute Resolution division, our unique QC-led advocacy unit, and our innovative Belfast-based document review and management function).

    Recent Matters

  • Advising OneWeb and Bharti Group on OneWeb's combination with Eutelsat including a number of merger and FDI processes.
  • Acting for Sainsbury's in relation to the CMA's road fuel and groceries market studies, and acting for Bellway Homes in relation to the CMA's ongoing market study into housebuilding.
  • Acting for Meta in respect of an application for a collective action alleging abusive conduct, brought in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.
  • Acting for Google in relation to two applications for CPOs in the CAT on behalf of an online publisher class alleging that Google has abused a dominant position in AdTech tools.
  • Advising NEC Software Solutions UK on the merger control aspects of its completed acquisition of Capita Secure Solutions and Services and its subsequent phase 2 clearance from the CMA, subject to remedies.
  • Acting for The Coca-Cola Company in successfully defending itself against an investigation launched by the European Commission into suspected abuses of dominance.
  • Advising Ardonagh Group on the merger between Markerstudy Group and Atlanta Group, Ardonagh's personal lines broking business, to create a major new player in the UK insurance market.
  • Various clients on defending follow-on damages claims based on European Commission cartel decisions in respect of refrigeration compressors, bearings, animal feeds, copper fittings and tubes, and carbon graphite

    • The Opportunity:

    Primary objectives

  • Contribute to excellent client service and perform fee-earning work under supervision.
  • Make an effective contribution to the firm's work by aiming to meet and exceed target hours.
  • Build on legal and commercial knowledge in chosen practice area.
  • Begin cultivating relationships with current client contacts where possible and in some instances, be a direct point of contact..

    • Key responsibilities

  • Plan, prioritise and delegate work tasks as appropriate and update supervising partner on progress.
  • Build client relationships - provide excellent client service and prompt responses and progress updates to the client.
  • Support the firm and others - build effective relationships with individuals and groups in and across offices; uphold the firm's values; and assist with the preparation of legal precedents, legal articles, marketing documents and presentations.
  • Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation.

    • Qualifications, skills and experience:

  • We would expect the successful candidate to have had between 1 and three years of post-qualified experience in a strong UK or European Competition Practice. We are however open to considering candidates with more or less experience.
  • Academic excellence is essential for all positions within Herbert Smith Freehills. We would always expect at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) and solicitors' examinations to have been passed first time. All applications should include full academic details including grades, subjects and transcripts where appropriate.
  • Candidates will need to be bright self-starters looking for a challenge. All candidates will be expected to display excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with individuals at all levels.
  • Strong legal skills, including complex drafting, negotiation and project management skills; good people management and business development skills.
  • Full understanding of law firm profitability and key drivers for financial efficiency; and ability to manage costs and budgets.

    • Team

    Competition, Regulation & Trade

    Working Pattern

    Full time

    Location

    London

    Contract type

    Permanent Contract

    Diversity & Inclusion

    At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

    We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

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