Senior Associate, Competition Law - Melbourne

Montgomery Advisory; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate in Competition Law to join their high-performing team in Melbourne. This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of competition matters, including cartel litigation and regulatory investigations, while advising major global and local clients. The ideal candidate will have between 5 and 8 years of post-admission experience, a strong academic background, and exceptional drafting and analytical skills. Join a supportive and collaborative environment where your expertise can shine and contribute to impactful legal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' post-admission experience in Competition Law.
• Strong drafting and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on competition and consumer law matters.
• Handle contentious and non-contentious competition issues.

Skills

Competition Law

Cartel Litigation

Regulatory Investigations

Analytical Skills

Drafting Skills

Education

Law Degree

Excellent Academic Record

Job description

Senior Associate, Competition Law - Melbourne

Global law firm seeking to hire an exceptional Senior Competition Lawyer for their high-performing team.

Key Points

• Minimum of 5 years' PAE
• Work on the full spectrum of competition matters
• Supportive and collaborative partners

Full Job Description

We represent a highly regarded international law firm that has offices nationwide. As one of the largest firms worldwide, they offer wide industry expertise in a variety of practice areas.

Their long history in the legal space has earned wide recognition over the years, and therefore have been awarded several times by independent legal directories such as Legal500, Chambers Asia-Pacific and Lawyers Weekly.

The Team

Our client's Competition team acts for clients across a range of industries on diverse transactional, advisory, and dispute resolution matters.

Specialising in both contentious and non-contentious aspects of Australian and Asia Pacific competition law, the team often works on aspects such as large-scale internal investigations for regulatory compliance, handling merger clearance applications, advising on pricing, supply and distribution agreements, commercial disputes, and general contract disputes.

The team is looking to hire a Senior Associate with at least 5 years' post-admission experience in Competition Law for their Melbourne practice.

The role will involve advising major global and local clients on various aspects of competition and consumer law. This includes competition advice, particularly cartel litigation, marketing and advertising clearance, consumer law disputes, regulatory investigations, and prosecutions.

You'll handle a wide range of front-end and back-end competition and consumer issues, with a focus on contentious matters.

The ideal candidate will have between 5 and 8 years' PAE with an excellent academic record, first-rate drafting and analytical skills, and a passion for competition law.

Candidates with front and/or back-end competition law experience are encouraged to apply.

Contact

For further information, please contact Tiffany Tirtabudi on [phone], or email your CV and academic transcripts to [e-mail].

To take your application one step further, register your details via the ‘Register Now’ button on our website to be added directly onto our database. Visit www.montgomeryadvisory.com.au.

We are committed to fostering a truly inclusive process for all candidates who wish to apply. If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact [e-mail].

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice and Legal Services