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.,

• 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., 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. When engaging with agencies, we are supported by our preferred suppliers.


• 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.
  
  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., White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be. With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work. It's not just about our global network of offices; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people. Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.


• 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)