Senior Legal Counsel (Competition)
Posted 1 day ago by The Proper Recruiter Ltd
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Senior Legal Counsel specializing in competition law at a prominent aviation company. The position involves handling competition law matters and requires familiarity with regulatory frameworks, particularly the CAA. The successful candidate will work within a collaborative legal team and may transition to a permanent role after a 12-month fixed-term contract. The working arrangement is hybrid, with a mix of office and remote work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage competition law matters affecting the aviation company.
- Work closely with regulatory bodies, preferably the CAA.
- Handle a varied range of legal issues as they arise in the aviation sector.
- Collaborate with a team of senior lawyers within the legal division.
- Report directly to the Head of Legal.
Key Skills:
- UK qualified solicitor with strong academic credentials.
- 5-7 years post-qualification experience (pqe), with consideration for more senior candidates.
- Experience in competition and regulatory law at a top-tier firm.
- Strong work ethic and professional approach.
- Familiarity with working closely with regulators.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
Full time fixed term role for a senior competition lawyer at a reputable aviation company
Role: Full time role required working on competition law matters affecting this household name aviation company. You will have some familiarity with CAA (preferably) and/or any other regulatory experience. You will have an interesting and varied range of work in the aviation sector, dealing with matters as they arise; the activities of this business are impacted by governmental decisions from month to month. The role is within a division of the company's sizeable, collegiate legal team of other senior lawyers with top tier backgrounds. You will be a confident self-starter, take responsibility for a significant workload and report to the Head of Legal. This is a 12 month fixed term contract, but does have the potential to turn into a permanent position at the end of that period. Hybrid working arrangement of 3 days in the office (Greater London), 2 WFH. Potential flexibility available on that arrangement.
Requirements: UK qualified solicitor with strong academics; 5-7 pqe (although more senior candidates will be considered); strong work ethic and professional approach to the demands of the role; candidates must have trained and accumulated relevant experience in the competition and regulatory space at a top tier firm (merger control/abuse of dominant position expertise is not relevant for this position); and candidate must be familiar with working closely with a regulator, preferably the CAA.