Mid-Level Antitrust Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k)

Parental leave

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is seeking a midlevel Antitrust Associate to join a nationally-recognized AmLaw 100 firm with offices in Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Washington, DC. You will engage in high‑profile antitrust litigation, DOJ/FTC investigations, and counseling on pricing, distribution, and joint ventures.

The role emphasizes ownership of written advocacy, collaboration with partners, and development through a structured academy and mentoring program.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of antitrust experience, mix of litigation and counseling.
• Background at a top AmLaw 100 firm or DOJ/FTC antitrust division.
• Strong writing and research skills with drafting motions, briefs, or memos.

Responsibilities

• Join a busy antitrust team across offices.
• Handle antitrust litigation, government investigations, and counseling on competition issues.
• Lead written advocacy and coordinate with partners and clients.
• Support merger analysis and Second Request responses.

Skills

Antitrust experience

Government experience

Litigation writing

Education

J.D. from a top law school

Job description

Midlevel Antitrust Associate | AmLaw 100

Chicago, United States

Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Chicago, Washington DC

Role Summary

You will join a busy, integrated antitrust team that works across offices and industries. Representative work includes:

• Antitrust litigation in federal and state courts, including class actions and competitor suits.
• Government investigations and agency advocacy before the DOJ and FTC.
• Counseling on pricing, distribution, joint ventures, and other day-to-day competition issues.
• Merger HSR analysis and Second Request support for strategic transactions.
• Opportunities to work on matters at the intersection of technology and antitrust, including digital markets and platform conduct.
• Midlevel associates have workstreams, take ownership of written advocacy, and work directly with partners and clients.

Candidate Profile

• 3 to 5 years of antitrust experience, ideally a mix of litigation and counseling.
• Background at an AmLaw 100 firm or in the Antitrust Division of the DOJ or the FTC.
• Strong research and writing skills, with experience drafting motions, briefs, or substantive memos that partners rely on.
• Solid grounding in federal and state antitrust and unfair competition laws.
• Comfortable managing discovery, coordinating with economists, and communicating directly with clients, HSR counseling, and Second Request experience are all positives but not strict require.
• You must have a J.D. from a top law school and be admitted, or willing to become admitted in the jurisdiction in which you sit.

Why This Role

• Serious antitrust platform: The antitrust practice is Chambers-ranked and led by respected trial and agency-facing partners, including practitioners recognized individually for antitrust litigation and merger work. Work seamlessly with colleagues in Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Chicago, and Washington, DC on matters.
• Government-side experience in the group: The team includes former DOJ and FTC lawyers, which gives associates exposure to enforcement-side thinking and sophisticated agency strategy.
• Structured development: Midlevel associates participate in a dedicated Mid-Level Associate Academy, practice-specific training, and a formal mentoring program designed to give concrete feedback and help build a path to partnership or in-house roles.
• Hybrid work environment
• comprehensive health coverage
• 401(k)
• parental and personal leave
• a market-competitive compensation range of approximately $260,000 to $365,000, depending on experience and location.

If you are a midlevel antitrust associate who wants more responsibility, better training, and a national platform while still working with people you actually like talking to, this is worth a conversation.