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Competition Paralegal

Taylor Root

Greater London

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GBP 35,000 - 55,000

12 days ago

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An established industry player seeks an experienced Competition Paralegal to join their prestigious London office. This role offers the chance to work alongside top competition solicitors, gaining invaluable experience in high-stakes transactions. You will be involved in a variety of competition law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory investigations. This firm is renowned for its market-leading practices and provides an excellent environment for professional growth, including the opportunity to gain Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) for the SQE. If you're ready to elevate your career in a dynamic legal setting, this is the opportunity for you.

12-18 months of experience in Competition Law, preferably in a transactional context.
Experience gained at a leading US or UK city law firm.

Assist Associates and Partners on competition matters, focusing on transactional aspects.
Support with complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Competition Law

Transactional Matters

Legal Research

Communication Skills

Law Degree

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Consultant - Private Practice Law Firms (Associates, Paralegals & Interim Qualified Solicitors)

Competition Paralegal – Elite US firm – London

Taylor Root have partnered with a leading US law firm in their search for an experienced Competition Paralegal to join their market leading practice. This role will be based in the firms London office and will be offered on a permanent basis.

The Firm

Renowned for numerous market-leading practices; their strengths are in complex transactions, financings and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and competition. They have developed a reputation in London as one of the leading US firms representing some of the largest and successful globally.

The Team

The team represent multinationals, conglomerates and global financial institutions across the full spectrum of EU/UK competition matters, including complex cross-border mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, technology transfer and intellectual property (IP) licensing, abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, investigations by government agencies and regulators, competition law damages claims and disputes.

The Role

As a Paralegal in the competition team, you will be required to assist the Associates and Partners on all aspects of the above; however, there will be a particular focus on transactional competition matters.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful paralegal will likely have at least 12/18 months of previous Competition experience, ideally with a focus on non-contentious/transactional matters. This experience will have been gained with another leading US or UK city law firm.

Why Apply?

If successful, you will be joining one of London’s most prestigious US firms and working alongside market-leading competition solicitors who will be able to train and guide you through each transaction. The firm has also confirmed that they will be happy to sign off on QWE for the SQE with the opportunity for Paralegals to become NQ with the firm.

To find out more about this exciting new role and to apply for this position, please apply now.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice and Legal Services

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