Senior Associate Competition Lawyer

ALRA | Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ALRA | Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency is seeking a Competition Lawyer in Sydney with 4–6 years PQE to join a global competition/antitrust group. The role involves handling complex regulatory work, merger control, and enforcement matters with a cross-border focus.

You will work on domestic and international matters, including merger analysis, clearance filings, and investigations, while collaborating closely with partners to drive strategy and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of PQE in competition/antitrust
• Experience with mergers, investigations and advisory matters
• Strong drafting, client communication and strategic advisory skills

Responsabilités

• Draft merger submissions and clearance filings for ACCC and other regulators
• Prepare engagement packs and client correspondence
• Assist investigations including evidence mapping and chronology building
• Coordinate cross-border filings and multi-jurisdictional strategy

Connaissances

Competition law

Regulatory analysis

Mergers & acquisitions

Cross-border coordination

Formation

LLB or JD

Admission to Australian Bar

Description du poste

This is a great opportunity for a Competition Lawyer with 4-6 years’ PQE to join a genuinely global Competition/Antitrust practice in Sydney, working on complex regulatory, merger control and enforcement matters with a heavy cross-border focus.

The team advises domestic and international clients on complex mergers and joint ventures, including merger analysis and coordinated clearance filings across Australia, APAC and other key jurisdictions where strategy and timetables run in parallel.

The practice also handles investigations and enforcement work, competition and consumer law advisory, and risk management spanning cartel conduct, misuse of market power, anti-competitive arrangements, concerted practices, misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct and broader consumer protection. Matters regularly touch foreign investment clearance, with cross-border coordination being central to how the work is run rather than an occasional add-on.

The local team operates in a small, partner-led structure, so you’ll be close to the decision-making from the outset. Early responsibility is practical and hands-on: drafting and settling sections of merger submissions and clearance filings, preparing engagement packs and correspondence for the ACCC, running first-cut on advices, and taking ownership of discrete workstreams within investigations (including evidence mapping, chronology building and response drafting) while partners stay closely involved in overall strategy and client direction.

You’ll suit this role if you bring strong technical foundations in competition and consumer law, sound judgment, and the ability to work calmly across multiple matters, along with a collaborative style and a professional presence in a close-knit team.

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