Competition Economist

Ashurst Perkins Coie; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie in London is seeking an exceptional economist to join our Competition team. You will contribute to integrated legal and economic advice across mergers, market investigations, antitrust matters, and competition litigation, applying economic theories and empirical techniques.

You will work alongside our team of competition lawyers and economists, gaining exposure to senior business executives, competition authorities, and regulators, with training and client exposure to

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in economics (minimum 2:1); a Master's in economics is advantageous.
• Recent graduate or economist with less than two years' experience.
• Strong numerical and data analysis skills; proficient in Excel and STATA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain concepts clearly to non-economists.
• Experience in competition/economics from consultancy, industry, government, or regulator is a plus.
• Language skills are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Work with competition lawyers and economists on high-profile cases.
• Apply economic theories and empirical techniques across sectors.
• Engage with senior executives, competition authorities, and regulators.

Skills

Numerical analysis

Data analysis

Excel

STATA

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Master's degree in Economics

Job description

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

Our Competition team is seeking an exceptional economist to join us in London. Widely recognised as a long-established and award-winning practice, we are unique among city law firms in combining first-class industrial economists with competition lawyers to provide integrated legal and economic advice across mergers and acquisitions, market investigations, antitrust matters, and competition litigation. In this role, you will enhance your skills by applying economic theories and empirical techniques across a range of sectors, working on high-profile cases for major global clients. You will gain first-hand experience working alongside our team of competition lawyers and economists, with exposure to senior business executives, competition authorities, and regulators. We will support your progress through team working, client exposure, and training when you need it.

About you:

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a degree in economics (minimum 2:1), with a Master's degree in economics and experience of industrial and competition economics being an advantage.
• Are a recently graduated university candidate or an economist with less than two years' experience looking to make their first move.
• Demonstrate strong numerical and data analysis skills, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and STATA.
• Possess first-rate written and communication skills, with the ability to draft and present complex economic concepts in a clear and concise manner accessible to non-economists.
• Bring experience in competition and/or regulatory economics gained in consultancy, industry, government, or a regulatory agency (an advantage, not essential).
• Can develop client relationships and contribute to our competition department's goals.
• Have additional language skills (a bonus).