Public Procurement and State aid Lawyer

Pinsent Masons; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a qualified Public Procurement and State aid Lawyer in Birmingham. The successful candidate will advise on complex procurement matters and work closely with clients on high-profile projects. The role requires a strong background in law, excellent research skills, and a client-centered approach. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth of a dynamic legal team focused on procurement and State aid.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with procurement law and regulations.
• Strong understanding of subsidy control and State aid.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on public procurement matters.
• Work on high profile projects including government contracts.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Public Contracts Regulations

Research skills

Client-focused approach

Education

3-5 years PQE in Law

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Pinsent Masons

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Public Procurement and State aid Lawyer – 3-5 Years’ PQE

Location: Any UK office

Brief

We are currently looking to recruit a lawyer specialising in public procurement and State aid/subsidy control lawto join our Competition, EU and Trade (“CEUT”) group, and to be based in any of our UK offices. We are looking for a candidate who has 3-5 years PQE.

• Candidates should be familiar with, and ready to advise on, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and/or the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
• Ideally candidates would have some knowledge of UK subsidy control andEU State aid and must be eager to develop their knowledge in these areas.
• Candidates must be willing to work in the areas of procurement law, UK subsidy control, EUState aid and trade law.

We are looking for a candidate who has excellent research skills and who understands how to take a risk-based approach when advising in the “grey areas” of procurement law. The candidate must also be commercially aware and enthusiastic about internal and external business development, and have an interest in innovation.

Candidates must be a team player with a strong client focussed approach and must also have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.

The CEUT Group

The subsidy control/state aid, procurement and trade team is headed up byDr Totis Kotsonis and the team’s practice covers private as well as public sector clients on the complete spectrum of these issues. The team is part of the wider CEUT group which comprises 10 partners, 3 legal directors and over 20 other lawyers based in the UK, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, and Hong Kong. The group is highly regarded, sizable and experienced with strength across all areas of competition law.

The successful candidate will be working closely with colleagues across the wider CEUT group.

This is an exciting time to join Pinsent Masons given the firm’s continued growth in the UK and internationally, including across Europe. It is also an opportunity to be a key part of the growth and expansion of the CEUT group as we look to expand the team's presence in the UK and in Europe.

Recent projects include:

• Advising the Ministry of Justice on procurement matters relating to high profile and high value prison operation, probation services and the 20,000 prisoner places programme.
• Advising an international client in the rail industry in relation to a public procurement law dispute in the High Court;
• Advising on high profile and strategic nuclear projects.
• Advising Wincanton Holdings Limited, a logistics company, in connection with its ongoing procurement challenge and court dispute against Supply Chain Coordination Limited relating to a $4.4bn procurement process to appoint a new logistics provider.
• Advising UK PLCin its appeal against the Administrative Court judgment, which dismissed its claim for a judicial review of the decisions by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide substantial government subsidies to Bulb Energy Ltd and/or Octopus Energy Retail 2022 Ltd and, separately, the decision to approve the Energy Transfer Scheme relating to the deal between the administrators of Bulb Energy Ltd and Octopus for Octopus to acquire Bulb’s 1.5m customers.
• Assisting a company in relation to its application with the Trade Remedies Association, seeking the revocation (with retroactive effect) of countervailing measures that are adversely affecting its imports and hindering their ability to compete in the market effectively
• Advising multinational clients on the implications of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, as well as the Northern Ireland Protocol on their business activities in the UK and the EU.
• Advising Green Recovery Projects in its procurement litigation against Hartlepool Borough Council.