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About the Role

Simmons Adaptive is seeking competition lawyers to support a client within the financial services sector. This 12-month role covers a maternity leave, involving close collaboration with the Competition Team on legal, compliance, and competition-policy matters.

Responsibilities

• Providing ongoing legal and strategic competition law advice on commercial and industry projects, antitrust issues, and contracts.
• Handling CMA, FCA, and EC market studies and investigations, employing competition law proactively and supporting interventions as a third party.
• Managing transactional corporate projects (M&A or joint ventures).
• Conducting CMA, FCA, or internal competition law investigations.
• Engaging in competition litigation.
• Liaising with the CMA on alleged breaches of Market Investigations Orders.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with proven experience in competition law gained within a leading private practice or an in-house legal team.
• Technical excellence in all areas of EU and UK competition law identification and advice.
• Sound understanding of processes and procedures of UK and EU competition authorities and financial regulators, their jurisdictions and authority.
• Experience of direct dealings with UK and EU competition authorities and financial regulators.
• Problem-solving abilities and a collaborative approach.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
• Ability to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines.
• Excellent organization skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workloads.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Must hold the relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).

Skills

• Competition law
• EU competition law
• UK competition law
• Antitrust
• Legal advice
• Compliance
• Competition policy
• Market studies
• Investigations
• Transactional corporate projects
• M&A
• Joint ventures
• Competition litigation
• Regulatory engagement

Location

• UK

Work Type

• Full-time
• Contract

Experience Level

• Lawyer

Education Level

• Qualified lawyer

Benefits

• Access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients
• Support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment
• Access to the Firm's resources and Know-how when on assignment
• Invitation to in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants
• Access to firmwide webinars and events
• The backing of a leading international law firm

About the Company

• Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons.
• Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace.
• Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands.
• Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons.
• We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.
• As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis.
• You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.
• For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com.
• Every day, our expert teams across Europe, the Middle East and Asia come together to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.
• We’re an international melting pot of perspectives and experiences, united in helping to shape a better future for our clients, our people and our communities.
• A place for ideas, skills, ambition and innovation.
• For personal growth and professional challenge.
• For powering success through trust, respect, integrity and an unwavering commitment to quality.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.
• This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work.
• We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.
• All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process.
• Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate.
• We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.
• The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.