Professional Support Lawyer - Competition

Are you an experienced Antitrust and Competition Lawyer looking for a dynamic Professional Support Lawyer role?

Join this Top 20 International law firm as a key contributor to their Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Team. Shape the future of our knowledge strategy and thrive in a global, innovative environment.

The Firm

The firm is a top-tier international law firm with 80+ offices and nearly 6000 lawyers worldwide. They are dedicated to empowering clients, communities, and our people through bold, innovative, and agile legal solutions. Leveraging emerging technologies, they continue to push boundaries.

The Team

This firm's Antitrust, Competition, and Trade team provides top-quality advice on EU and UK mergers, investigations, competition litigation, public procurement, sanctions, and more. With 7 partners and 18 fee-earners across three UK offices, they operate as part of a global competition group with over 225 lawyers worldwide.
The team's balanced practice spans transactional, contentious, and advisory work, offering a collaborative and internationally focused environment for ambitious professionals.

The Role

As a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL), you will shape and execute the knowledge strategy for the competition team.

You'll provide high-quality know-how resources, monitor legal developments, and deliver internal and external training. Your contributions will support business development initiatives and leverage emerging technologies like AI for innovative legal solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Know-how and Resources:
  • Develop and maintain up-to-date templates, checklists, and core team resources.
  • Monitor and analyse legal trends, preparing in-depth research for client initiatives.
  • Drive knowledge-sharing through newsletters and optimize the team's internal knowledge platform.
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  Training:
  • Design and deliver training on competition law developments.
  • Coordinate trainee and new joiner onboarding programs.
  • Foster effective use of firm-wide knowledge tools.
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  Business Development:
  • Create client-facing materials and thought leadership content.
  • Collaborate with business development teams on client-focused initiatives, presentations, and pitch support.
  • Support innovation and technology projects benefiting clients.

About You

The team is looking for someone proactive, adaptable, and collaborative, with a passion for legal developments and the evolving regulatory landscape. This role is ideal for an experienced PSL or senior lawyer seeking a knowledge-focused role in private practice.

Key Qualifications:

• Senior Associate or equivalent experience in UK and EU competition law (e.g., merger control, investigations, abuse of dominance, subsidy control, State aid, procurement).
• Trade or sanctions experience is advantageous.
• EU qualifications are a bonus (to support Brussels).
• Strong organizational and legal research skills.

Why Join?

The firm values contributions and invests in their lawyers future. The benefits include:

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Flexible hybrid working options.
• Generous bonus and holiday schemes (up to 28 days + exchange options).
• Private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave.

Join in shaping the future of competition law and thrive in an innovative, supportive environment!

Location: London (with some home working and international collaboration).

Time Commitment: 3+ days per week, with flexible arrangements.

Apply now for confidential consideration or call Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment for more information.