Lawyer - Competition

We are currently seeking a high-calibre Lawyer to join our Competition practice, working closely with Partner, Mark Grime.

Thomsons is a leading national law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 900 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomsons, we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment. 
 
 
The Role
 
We are currently seeking a high-calibre Lawyer to join our Competition practice, working closely with Partner, Mark Grime.
 
This is an exciting opportunity to join a sophisticated practice advising on complex and strategically significant competition and consumer law matters. The role will involve working with leading clients across a range of sectors on merger clearances, ACCC investigations, cartel and anti-competitive conduct issues, misuse of market power, consumer law risk, and broader regulatory strategy.
 
You will be part of a team known for delivering technically excellent, commercially astute and pragmatic advice. The role offers strong development opportunities for a lawyer who is intellectually rigorous, client-focused and motivated to build a specialist practice in competition law.
 
In this role, you will work on a broad mix of advisory, transactional and contentious matters, including:

• advising on the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and related regulatory frameworks;
• supporting merger clearance strategies, ACCC engagement, notifications and authorisation processes;
• assisting clients in relation to investigations, compulsory information-gathering notices and enforcement matters;
• preparing high-quality advice, submissions, compliance materials and transaction support documents;
• working closely with partners and senior lawyers on complex legal and strategic issues; and
• contributing to client development initiatives, market engagement and thought leadership.

 
About you
 
We are interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• approximately 2-5 years' post-qualification experience in competition and consumer law, regulatory law, or a closely aligned practice area;
• strong technical ability, sound legal judgment and excellent analytical skills;
• clear and polished drafting skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues succinctly and effectively;
• a commercial mindset and a practical approach to client service;
• strong organisational capability and the ability to manage competing priorities in a high-performing environment; and
• a genuine interest in developing a long-term practice in competition law.

Experience advising on ACCC investigations, merger clearances, consumer law compliance or broader regulatory matters will be highly regarded.
 
Life at Thomsons     
 
As a leading national firm, we offer an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.               
 
We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability, so that our team is taken care and we get the best outcomes for our clients.  
 
If this sounds like the role for you, please submit your application via the "Apply" link below.