Managing Associate – UK & EU Competition Law
📍 London | 🕒 Full-time | 💼 Permanent | 📌 6+ PQE | 💰 Excellent Compensation + Benefits
Harkaye Core Talent is delighted to partner with a leading law firm to appoint a Managing Associate to join a highly rated Competition team in London. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking practice that combines technical excellence with strategic growth across both contentious and non-contentious competition law.
Why Join This Team?
You’ll be part of a practice that delivers standout results across merger control, cartel investigations, litigation, subsidy control, and the fast-developing field of consumer protection. The firm offers real responsibility, a clear path for career progression, and a culture that balances ambition with authenticity.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Managing Associate, you’ll play a key leadership role in the team, including business development, mentoring junior lawyers, and acting as a strategic adviser to clients.
Key areas of work include:
* Merger control and foreign direct investment (especially the National Security and Investment Act)
* Cartel and abuse of dominance investigations
* Competition compliance and dawn raid advice
* Market studies and investigations
* State aid and subsidy control (including the EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation)
* Consumer protection cases (especially involving the CMA)
* Funded claims and opt-out group actions in the CAT
* Pre-action advice and commercial litigation in the High Court
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a growing competition offering, with particular scope for those interested in building out consumer protection work.
What We’re Looking For:
✔ UK qualified solicitor with 6+ years PQE in competition law
✔ Broad experience across both advisory and contentious matters
✔ Experience acting in CMA or EC investigations and litigation before the CAT or High Court
✔ Excellent commercial judgment and client handling skills
✔ An entrepreneurial mindset and desire to contribute to practice growth
✔ Experience of opt-out group actions and funded claims highly desirable
What You Can Expect in Return:
* Competitive salary + performance-related rewards
* Private health, life assurance & centralised care benefits
* Tech, cycle-to-work, and electric car schemes
* Retail discounts and gym memberships
* Flexible working policies and family support
* Volunteering leave and charity engagement opportunities
* Holistic wellbeing strategy (emotional, physical, financial, and social)
* Career autonomy, early responsibility, and a truly inclusive culture
Ready to take your competition law career to the next level?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a modern, sector-focused firm with a long-term strategy for growth and the resources to support your development.
📩 Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion with Harkaye Core Talent.