Associate (Competition, London)

PERMANENT

15 July 2021

Who we are //
Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm, recognised throughout the business community
for its exceptional legal service, commercial awareness and commitment to clients. We advise across a
broad spectrum of legal matters including high-profile, ground-breaking and complex transactions,
contentious matters and all aspects of risk. We deliver innovative and bespoke solutions to our clients,
domestically and internationally. We provide clear legal advice that spans the globe whilst tackling the
cultural nuances between jurisdictions. Our lawyers understand how to coordinate and manage matters
in the jurisdictions most relevant to our clients.

We have a leading competition practice, as well as an extensive corporate, financial institutions,

commercial and financing practice. We also have strong practices in disputes and investigations, intellectual
property, financial regulation, tax, real estate and pensions and employment. The firm is organised into
Groups, which undertake a broad spread of work and thereby encourage lawyers to work on an extensive
range of matters.

Whilst our work is generally challenging and sophisticated, we still aim to give associates as much
responsibility and client contact as they are ready for. Junior associates may take the lead on either the
matter as a whole or a smaller part of it. We recognise that all individuals benefit from developing at their
own pace, so our associates’ progress and workload are continually monitored and reviewed with their
mentoring partner.

At Slaughter and May, with over 1,300 partners and staff worldwide, everyone's contribution is valued, and
we all enjoy an open, friendly and supportive environment. We have an underlying sense of pride in who we
are and what we do, and our inclusive culture gives rise to a unique diversity of thinking, which is critical
to our success and helps maintain our position as a true market leader. To support our employees in
achieving their professional development objectives, we offer an unrivalled variety of learning and
development opportunities to everyone, as well as a highly competitive salary.

Would you like to join one of the world’s most prestigious law firms?

We are offering a competitive salary for an ambitious individual to join our highly regarded Competition
team in London.

Associate (Competition, London) - Permanent 1

ROLE OVERVIEW //
Our Competition practice has a reputation for being one of the world’s leading, ‘go-to’ competition law
practices, and our associates have regular involvement in much of the leading edge work in this space. We
handle cartel and other antitrust investigations and many high profile cases, including advising Google in
relation to various competition investigations around the world; the European and international merger
control aspects of major deals (such as Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer and IAG’s acquisition of Air
Europa); and multijurisdictional follow-on litigation.

The Group handles a variety of work types across the competition and regulatory fields. In contrast to many
other firms, we encourage associates to maintain a broad caseload (across both contentious and non-
contentious matters) rather than overspecialising. As a general guide, we would expect about 50% of your
workload to relate to merger control matters, with the remaining 50% comprising a mixture of cartel
investigations, abuse of dominance matters, state aid, public procurement, regulatory and other
contentious matters. In our experience, this leads to greater involvement in clients' broader business
interests, and deeper, more fruitful relationships with them, which stand the test of time.

As one of our Competition associates, you can expect to be working with a number of partners in the group
at any one time, giving you the opportunity to build relationships across the whole team. Depending on the
scale and complexity of any given project, you may find yourself operating as the single associate on a
matter or working as part of a larger team. You will also have the opportunity to develop contacts outside
the immediate team; for example, our Competition associates regularly work alongside Corporate, Disputes
and Investigations and Intellectual Property lawyers, providing clients with unparalleled integration when it
comes to legal advice.

With the Competition Group operating out of our London, Brussels and Hong Kong offices, there are often
international secondment opportunities available to associates, all of whom are encouraged to spend time
working at one of our other offices at the appropriate time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES //
The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed.

 Advising on a range of competition law and  Supporting the wider team in developing
commercial issues business and raising the profile of the firm

 Drafting, reviewing and amending the legal  Managing/supervising the work of others
and commercial aspects of documentation including trainees

 Developing professional relationships with

clients

Associate (Competition, London) - Permanent

CANDIDATE PROFILE //
Candidates for this position must have:
 Appropriate level qualification (0-4 PQE,  Excellent efficiency and transaction
preferably developed in a City or leading management skills
international firm, but we will consider all
 Ability to develop and work in a fast paced,
applicants)
intellectually challenging environment
 Ability to draft, advise and negotiate in relation
 Resilient under pressure with the ability to
to complex transactions
manage multiple deadlines
 First rate legal/commercial knowledge
 High level of professionalism and integrity
 Strong academic background and a
 Exposure across a range of high value
demonstrable high level of intellectual analysis
commercial and corporate transactions or
 Excellent client relationship skills similar (e.g. advising companies in regulated
sectors such as telecoms, energy, broadcasting
etc.)

Legal Development & training

We run extensive legal and skills training programmes to support all our associates at every stage of their
career. This includes training focused on competition law and practice as well as more general legal training
and business skills training.
The annual legal training programme for associates offers over twenty courses. Courses are delivered by
partners, associates, support lawyers and sometimes external speakers which ensures that they are founded
on deep experience and are focused on the requirements of modern City practitioners. The topics covered
are broad and courses generally include both presentations and interactive workshops. They aim to give the
associates a real-life overview of how a transaction might run from start to finish e.g. what strategies the
other side might employ and what the market norms are at the time, as well as looking at the detail of the
transaction documents.
There is a programme of interactive roundtables for our senior associates and this covers interesting and
relevant topics in more depth.
We also have the Associate Business Skills (ABS) training programme for junior associates which focuses on
the key business skills our junior lawyers need to succeed in their careers. The ABS programme takes place
twice per year; in the spring and in the autumn. Themes include creating credibility, building effective
relationships, management essentials and building your expertise.

Associate (Competition, London) - Permanent

Firm-wide talks and events

We hold general interest sessions throughout the year, which are open to everyone at the firm. Recent
topics have included mental health and wellbeing, mobile phone security and artificial intelligence.

Our Network of Networks

The firm has eight diversity networks run by employees and supported by partners. Collectively, they form
a Network of Networks, and our aim is to foster a spirit of inclusion, both amongst the networks and the
firm more widely. We work collaboratively to create a more open minded and inclusive work environment.

We strive to make people feel comfortable about bringing their authentic selves to work.

Each network offers an informal support mechanism for employees with shared backgrounds, perspectives
or interests and hosts a
number of exciting
formal and informal
events throughout the
year, which are open to
everyone. They’re a
great way to meet new
people in the firm, as
well as to celebrate
difference and learn
about a variety of
experiences and
perspectives.

Associate (Competition, London) - Permanent

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS //
We anticipate this being a two-stage process:

1ST INTERVIEW A Partner and a Senior Associate

PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
Candidates will be asked to sit a written exercise at 1st interview
(1ST INTERVIEW)

2ND INTERVIEW A Partner and a Senior Associate

Slaughter and May is committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as
inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or
long-term condition. If you have any questions, or require any adjustments to be made to one or both of
the application or interview processes, please let your recruitment adviser know.

The purpose of this description is to provide guidance in relation to the general requirements of the
position referred to. It is by no means an exhaustive list of the responsibilities that will be involved.

Any offer of employment with us is subject to the firm’s receipt of a satisfactory report from its third
party screening and vetting provider in respect of the successful candidate. Your adviser will be able to
explain how this process works in practice in the event of any questions.

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Date 15/07/2021
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