Competition Lawyer

Competition Lawyer

We are looking for an experienced Competition Lawyer to join our highly regarded team.

The Team

We are one of the UK's leading Competition practices offering expert advice and representation before competition and regulatory authorities on antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, behavioural and compliance issues, and merger control. 

We deliver commercial and innovative solutions for our clients and are ranked by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 for Competition Law outside London. 

Our expertise includes:

• Representing clients on merger control investigations and foreign investment matters
• Defending clients subject to cartel, abuse of dominance and other competition investigations
• Advising clients on market studies and market investigations
• Advising clients operating in regulated sectors
• Advising clients on the application of competition law to commercial agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances, business strategies and conduct
• Devising compliance policies and programmes, audits and training

 What Others Say…

‘The team are very well-known specialists in this area. They have a special knack in truly understanding their clients' needs and providing advice that is succinct and to the point to enable rapid movement on matters.'
(Legal 500, 2025)

What You'll Need

• Relevant experience working as a Competition Lawyer.
• Must be an SRA registered lawyer.
• Whilst by no means a prerequisite, a postgraduate qualification in competition law would be advantageous

While a Senior Associate level (6+ PQE) is ideal, we are also open to considering experienced Competition Lawyers with 4+ PQE.

The Firm

Our environment is professional yet progressive, offering quality work and a real work life balance. Our collaborative approach attracts top legal minds and is one reason our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's 'Best Firm to Work at 2025' for the fourth year in a row. Have you heard about our award winning Senior Associate Development Programme?

And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?

Benefits

Click here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process. We encourage applications from people of all background and identities to apply.

Get in touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Abbie Jackson - 0117 307 6776 - for an informal and confidential conversation.