Competition & Collective Actions – Senior Associate

Overview

In this Senior Associate role, you will handle hands-on competition litigation for a leading claimant-side disputes boutique in London. You will own day-to-day matter conduct, drive workstreams independently, and mentor junior lawyers in a fast-growing, collaborative team. The role offers exposure to high-profile collective actions against major corporates and a clear path for progression under senior leadership. You will shape strategy, manage complex disputes, and contribute to a market-leading practice dedicated to ambitious, commercially-minded litigation.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day matter conduct and strategy for competition cases
• Lead workstreams with minimal supervision
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers, trainees, and paralegals
• Draft and analyse pleadings, memos, and case documents
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership on high-profile matters

Key requirements

• Strong competition litigation experience
• Experience with collective or claimant-side disputes
• Ability to manage matters and drive workstreams with minimal supervision
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers or paralegals
• Excellent drafting, analytical, and organisational skills
• Proactive and commercially minded approach to litigation
• Exposure to large-scale group actions or collective actions

• Leadership and team management
• Commercially-minded decision making
• Proactive problem-solving
• Competition litigation
• Collective actions / group actions
• Litigation strategy and case management

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