Associate, Competition Practice

White & Case LLP; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

White & Case LLP in Brussels invites applications for an associate in our EU Law team. We welcome candidates with practical experience in Antitrust, Mergers, Regulatory ( ESG & digital regulation ), Foreign Subsidies Regulation and State aid. Litigation before EU Courts is an advantage and strong academic credentials are required.

You will work in a client‑facing practice, drafting pleadings, coordinating junior lawyers, and developing case strategies with partners across our global network.

Qualifications

• Membership of an EEA Bar is required.
• 3–5 years of post-qualification experience at a top-tier international law firm.
• Excellent research, drafting and analytical skills.
• Solid communication and collaboration skills.

Responsabilités

• Drafting legal memoranda, court pleadings or regulatory submissions with minimal supervision.
• Coordinating and reviewing the work of more junior lawyers.
• Independently anticipating roadblocks and proposing solutions.
• Communicating with clients and managing case progress.
• Contributing to case strategy discussions with senior lawyers and partners.
• Managing case files and deadlines.

Connaissances

Excellent research, drafting skills

Analytical skills

Communication and collaboration

Description du poste

Our Antitrust Practice provides specialized legal counsel on complex antitrust and competition law matters, guiding clients through the competitive landscape of global markets. We focus on a broad range of issues, including merger clearance, cartel investigations, monopolization, class action defense, pharmaceutical antitrust litigation, state aid awards, foreign direct investment and compliance. Our team assists clients in structuring transactions to comply with antitrust laws, represents them in regulatory reviews and enforcement actions, and defends against allegations of anti-competitive conduct. By leveraging our deep knowledge of antitrust laws and extensive experience with regulatory bodies worldwide, we help clients manage risks, achieve strategic business objectives and maintain a competitive advantage in an evolving market environment.

Position Summary

We invite applications for an associate position on our EU Law team in our Brussels office. We welcome candidates with practical experience in one or more of our core areas: Antitrust, Mergers, Regulatory (in particular ESG and digital regulations), Foreign Subsidies Regulation and State aid.

Experience of litigation before the EU Courts (e.g. drafting pleadings, familiarity with the Courts’ procedures, experience in supporting teams in oral hearings) is an advantage.

As well as possessing excellent academic credentials, you should be commercially-minded and intellectually curious. A confident team player, you should enjoy working as part of a tightly-knit group within our diverse team, and demonstrate a willingness to go the extra mile to help deliver for our clients. This collaborative mind-set should be balanced with an independent, entrepreneurial spirit that drives you to anticipate clients’ needs, and to proactively develop solutions to their problems – both legal and business focused.

Working in a client-facing practice, excellent communication and interpersonal skills will also be significant assets – enabling you to form strong professional relationships, and to explain sophisticated legal concepts in clear, precise language that can be easily understood by non-lawyers. Highly organized and deadlines-driven, you should relish the challenge of delivering outstanding work within the short timeframes our clients expect.

Our Practice Areas

Our EU Law practice comprises a highly integrated, multi-disciplinary group of lawyers. Collaborating across our global network, we provide clients with seamless service and deep industry experience, often on complex mandates involving multiple specialties and jurisdictions. We advise corporations, investment banks, partnerships, trade associations, information exchanges and individuals on the full spectrum of EU Law issues in virtually all jurisdictions across the globe.

Our competition team is recognized by Chambers, Global Competition Review and other major directories as one of the world's top competition practices, we have been privileged to handle some of the most complex multijurisdictional antitrust matters of recent times.

Our EU practice has also embraced emerging areas of EU law, with flourishing practices in new areas such as the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act and the new wave of ESG regulation. In terms of litigation before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU, we have pre-eminent experience in arguing cases ranging from the textbook major competition law cases to intricate regulatory issues.

From the moment you join us, you will be working directly with—and learning from—partners within our group, and interacting with colleagues across the firm’s international offices and practice groups. We believe in giving all our associates significant responsibility, and providing them with client experience and opportunities for professional development at the earliest possible opportunity. Given the strong cross-border dimension to our work, you will also be interacting regularly with lawyers across our global offices and travelling to international destinations as required.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drafting legal memoranda, Court pleadings or regulatory submissions with minimum supervision, ensuring diligence, precision, and attention to detail
• Coordinating and reviewing the work of more junior lawyers, providing guidance and feedback on their work
• Independently anticipating roadblocks and options and suggest ideas to solve issues
• Playing an active role in communications with clients
• Proactively manage the case to ensure timely delivery
• Deepening your and others’ knowledge and skills across different practice areas and contributing to the shared knowledge of the practice
• Assists in developing case strategies by analyzing legal issues and contributing to strategy discussions with senior lawyers and partners
• Manages case files, organizing case materials, and ensuring deadlines and procedural requirements are met
• May co-ordinate work of more junior members of the team
• Helps coach and develop more junior lawyers

Qualifications and Skills

• Membership of an EEA Bar (required)
• Solid experience in a specialized area of law, typically with 3 - 5 years of practice post qualification in a top-tier international law firm
• Experience handling complex legal tasks and contributing to the resolution of key legal matters
• Excellent research, drafting and analytical skills
• Solid communication and collaboration skills

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