Competition Legal Associate 2+ yrs pqe Brussels

Location: Brussels, Belgium, Europe
Salary: Highly Competitive
Job Type: Permanent

Job Ref. Number:MM061

Job Title: Competition Associate 2+ yrs pqe
Location: Brussels
Salary: Highly Competitive

The Company:

They are a premier City of London law firm with an uncompromising dedication to two goals - to always exceed their clients’ expectations and to provide a more attractive place to work than their competitors.

They have recently undertaken a major expansion of its competition team, which now includes six partners.
Historically, the competition team comprised lawyers who had not practised competition law 100% of the time. Nevertheless, the team managed to secure a stream of competition work (including OFT and Competition Commission investigations). With the increase in the size of the firm and its client base, together with recent developments in competition law, the firm has established a dedicated competition practice with pure competition law specialists to build on the current practice.

In February, the team expanded further with the hiring of two partners in Brussels.

The competition team has been successful both in attracting high quality associates and excellent work, and is now looking to recruit additional lawyers. It is an exciting opportunity for competition lawyers who would like to be involved in the growth of the business.
The firm advise a broad range of clients, from FTSE 250 companies to smaller growth businesses.

The Role:

Experience required/type of work candidates can expect
Advising on all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including:
• investigations by the UK and/or EU competition authorities into alleged breaches of competition law, including “dawn raids”, and making and defending complaints concerning alleged anti-competitive behaviour;
• advice on the Chapter I and Chapter II prohibitions under the Competition Act 1998/Articles 81 and 82 EC Treaty, in particular in relation to commercial agreements (both vertical agreements such as distributorships, agencies and copyright licences and horizontal co-operation agreements) and alleged abuses of dominance;
• merger control (both UK and EU), including advice on the application of merger control rules, advice on procedural aspects, making and co-ordinating notifications and advising on second phase investigations;
• cartels and information exchange;
• market investigations under the Enterprise Act 2002;
• joint ventures, both concentrations and co-operative arrangements;
• compliance policies;
• private enforcement of competition law;
• competition law in regulated sectors, including electricity, gas, water, rail and communications;
• state aid and
• public procurement.

The Successful Candidate:

The firm are looking for an assistant (c.2 plus yrs pqe), specialising in competition law, to join their busy and expanding competition team in Brussels. The firm are willing to look at candidates outside of this bracket if the candidate has exceptional ability and experience.
The role will involve advising on all aspects of UK and EU competition law.
The Candidate will need to have experience in some or all of the categories of competition law. They should have strong academic records, strong commercial awareness, good knowledge of economics and strong presentational skills. Post-graduate qualifications in competition law and/or experience of working for competition authorities would be an advantage.
The candidate will need to be a self-starter and able to take responsibility. They must be willing to get involved in business development and client management.

NB: PQE levels are illustrative only and serve purely as a guide to candidates. Emerson Chase will welcome applications from individuals with more or less relevant experience than stated since such candidates may well be of interest to our clients.

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