Associate, Antitrust

Are you ready to make your mark as part of the growing and high-profile Antitrust practice in our London office?

As an associate, you will leverage your excellent analytical skills and good judgment to advise clients on multi-jurisdictional merger control, cartels, State aid, compliance, foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) matters. You will be highly organised, self-motivated, and a team player with a strong professional presence and client focus.

Our team has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of antitrust work, having played pivotal roles in some of the most high-profile UK and European cases in recent years. From landmark M&A deals to groundbreaking cartel and antitrust litigation, your expertise will be deployed at the forefront of significant legal developments, and you will work on cases that set legal precedents.

At White & Case, we’ll support you, give you responsibility and welcome you as an integral member of our diverse, international team from day one. We foster a collegial working environment where partners are friendly and accessible, and colleagues always supportive and open to questions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice on multi-jurisdictional merger control, cartel, State aid, compliance, foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) matters.
• Have a high degree of autonomy and manage and coordinate antitrust filings and represent clients in investigations and competition litigation.
• Conduct legal research and draft filings, RFI responses, submissions to competition authorities and other key documents.
• Identify and pursue business development opportunities, assisting with and implementing firm-wide strategies.
• Engage proactively with clients to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Collaborate closely with Partners and mentor junior team members.
• Develop and share legal and sector knowledge both internally and externally.

Qualifications And Skills

• Qualified solicitor with 2-5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in antitrust and competition law.
• Experience in advising on multi-jurisdictional merger control, cartels, dominance, and State aid. Experience in FDI and FSR would be helpful but not essential.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to prioritise and multi-task particularly when working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Able to interact positively at all levels and be a good team player.
• Driven by professional growth with strong professional presence.

What We Offer

At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines (e.g. Meta/Giphy, The Telegraph) and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a lawyer and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation. Inter-office secondments may also be possible if that is of interest to the successful candidate.

About White & Case

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Location and Reporting

• This role is based in our London office. This role reports to the London Antitrust Partners.
• Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week.

Firm Benefits

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:

• Private medical insurance
• Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
• Yearly wellbeing fund
• Income protection
• Holiday purchase
• Life insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Private GP services
• Travel insurance
• Dental coverage
• Cycle to work
• Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We are a Disability Confident (Committed) Employer. We will be happy to work with you.

Note to recruitment agencies

Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.

Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.

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1The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.