Junior or Mid-level Associate, Competition Disputes

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas. We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world. All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambitionThe OpportunityPractice group/team Main areas covered competition litigation | general competition (antitrust) | cartels and other behavioural investigations |  | merger control | regulatory matters | state aid | public procurement | EU | WTO and international tradeSector expertise includes | energy and natural resources | financial institutions | consumer goods| infrastructure | transport | manufacturing and industrials | retail | telecoms, media and technology The TeamOur 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 and 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:competition litigation (private enforcement and appeals) including both follow-on and standalone claims and multiple collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunalcartel and other behavioural investigationsmerger controlantitrust adviceregulatory mattersstate aid, public procurement, WTO and tradeThe RoleThis role will have a predominant focus 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. We have particular expertise in defending follow-on, hybrid and stand-alone claims across multiple jurisdictions and in collective actions before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. This includes acting on ma...