Competition - Associate/Senior Associate

Corrs Chambers Westgarth Careers; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working as standard

Bonus leave

Parental leave

Wellbeing program

Diversity and Inclusion

Responsible business approach

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Melbourne and Sydney seeks a competition lawyer with at least 3 years PQE in a top-tier firm. You will work on mergers, antitrust and regulatory matters for leading clients across sectors. The role emphasizes commercial acumen, analytical drafting and client management within a high-performing team.

We offer flexible working, parental leave, wellbeing programs and ongoing development opportunities. Applications window spans multiple intake periods with closing dates.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE in competition law at a top-tier firm (Australia or overseas).
• Experience across mergers, antitrust and regulatory matters.
• Strong analytical, drafting and client-management skills; able to work autonomously and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Handle competition, antitrust and regulatory matters including merger clearance, cartels, antitrust litigation and infrastructure regulation.

Skills

Competition law

Job description

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

We’re looking for talented competition lawyers to join our market‑leading Competition team in both Melbourne and Sydney. In this role, you will work directly with partners Mark McCowan, Eloise Morgan, Lara Hall and Ian Reynolds and their team.

Candidates will ideally have at least 3 years’ post‑qualification experience (PQE) gained at a top‑tier law firm in Australia or overseas (all Commonwealth jurisdictions considered). This role offers a unique opportunity to work on some of the most complex and high‑profile competition matters, both domestically and internationally, with leading clients across a broad range of sectors.

You will work across the full spectrum of competition, antitrust and regulatory law matters, including merger clearance, cartels, antitrust litigation and infrastructure regulation.

This is an exciting and dynamic team environment that requires a commercially minded individual with excellent analytical, drafting and client management skills, and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a high‑performing team.

If you see yourself working alongside this award‑winning team, then this is the role for you.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

We will be accepting applications between 24 June 2026 to 24 July 2026.

About us:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave – we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Parental leave – we offer 26 weeks of gender‑neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self‑care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian‑first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.

We will be accepting applications from 06/08/2026 to 05/09/2026.

For more information, see our website