Subsidy Control, Procurement & Grant Funding Associate/Senior Associate (5+PQE)

BEVAN BRITTAN; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial law firm in the UK seeks an experienced professional in subsidy control, competition, and procurement to join their growing team. Candidates should possess over 5 years of PQE and expertise in subsidy control law, state aid law, and public procurement. This role offers collaborative opportunities across various sectors including energy and public infrastructure, allowing for career growth in a supportive environment that values inclusion and employee wellbeing.

Benefits

A minimum of 25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in subsidy control law, ideally across public sector clients.
• Experience in State aid law and drafting grant funding agreements.
• Experience in public procurement law and competition law (optional).

Responsibilities

• Advise on subsidy control and procurement law.
• Review and prepare grant agreements for public bodies.
• Work with cross-functional teams on multi-disciplinary projects.

Skills

Subsidy control law

State aid law

Public procurement law

Creative thinking

Organizational skills

Education

5+ years PQE

Job description

Make a Real Impact

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.

Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence), legal and advisory services.

As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we're part of.

Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard‑earned reputation. Our 2024/25 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an twelfth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.

Looking to the future, we're targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the best people to be part of it.

Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

Bevan Brittan is growing its subsidy control, competition and procurement team. We are looking for individuals who work well as part of a team and who are enthusiastic about growing their skills and career opportunities in this exciting area.

Bevan Brittan has a very strong team of subsidy control and public procurement specialists, with a track record in delivering innovative solutions. The core role involves advising on subsidy control and procurement law and reviewing and preparing grant agreements for a range of public bodies including local authorities and central government clients. Whilst some of the team’s work is pure subsidy, procurement or grant funding, it is more commonly multi-disciplinary and involves working across specialisms to support our clients to design and structure their projects.

You would be working across a range of industry sectors including housing, building and regeneration, outsourcing, public infrastructure, education and research, leisure services and health. A notable focus, however, will be on energy sector projects, with this being a fast growing sector for the firm. The team works closely with our highly respected Energy and Resource Management (ERM) lawyers on Energy from Waste and Waste projects, Heat Networks and District Energy, Solar PV and Battery Storage, City wide decarbonisation projects, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and strategic energy advisory work for central Government.

The team also advises on competition law and there would be an opportunity to become involved in this if of interest.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and intellectually curious individual to grow their career within a leading subsidy control, competition and procurement team.

What we are looking for from you

• 5+ years PQE with experience in subsidy control law, gained ideally across a range of public sector clients and industry sectors


• Experience in State aid law


• Experience advising on, and drafting, grant funding agreements


• Experience in public procurement law


• Experience in competition law (optional)


• An awareness of public & administrative law


• Flair for creative thinking


• Unparalleled drive and energy


• Truly dedicated to delivering value to clients


• Willing to learn


• A positive and flexible approach


• A good team player


• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively.

Work with approachable people

When we ask colleagues what makes Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is \'the people\'. The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.

Supported to be your best

Hybrid working

We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am – 5:15pm Monday to Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you and are open to discussions about alternative working patterns.

Learning, Development & Progression

We're committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs. This means that we offer a range of tailored training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.

Wellbeing

As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.

Benefits

• A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)


• Discretionary bonus scheme


• Generous pension scheme


• Private medical insurance through Vitality


• Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health


• Life assurance


• Access to Employee Assistance Programme


• Cycle to work scheme

Embracing our differences and valuing inclusion

Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.

Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing [e-mail]

Acting responsibly, now and for the future

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of Bevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible Business strategy : Community Engagement; Environmental Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.

Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've achieved the UN’s Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero carbon target by 2040.

Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.