THE FIRM
Addleshaw Goddard stand out for being consistently excellent in advice. Renowned for the quality of our service, attention to detail and the depth and breadth of our talent, we ensure that every person at AG is given every opportunity to develop their technical, professional, commercial and inter-personal skills through their day to day work and our bespoke Learning and Development programme. We want our people to fulfil their potential in an environment where they are developed and valued.
We are innovators in the development of technology in the provision of legal services and have won multiple awards for our technology offering. Our AG Intelligent Delivery offering provides clients with a range of technology solutions, enabling us to win the best work from the best clients.
THE TEAM
We are busy, high performing and cohesive, but at the same time have a modern approach to work and are advocates of the flexible working policy at AG. We have a down to earth culture and a positive, supportive and stretching environment where we hope employees can flourish with the full support required.
We are one of the leading UK focused antitrust practices, with three established Partners based in London, a dedicated and experienced competition litigation team working on many of the key, antitrust cases and a broad client base of major corporates which trusts our team with some of the most complex and high value competition enforcement, merger control, competition litigation and counselling matters. We also work on cutting edge cases in regulated sectors such as energy, financial services, telecoms and rail. Outside the UK, there are now partners specialising in competition law in our offices in France, Germany and Ireland.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a Knowledge Lawyer to support our Competition Team, either in London, Leeds or Manchester (although flexible working arrangements to support substantial home working are, of course, possible). This role will support our internal fee-earners through training and know-how and therefore day to day you will work directly with the partners and fee earners in the Competition team focussing on the team priorities and their support requirements.
For this role we welcome applications from experienced Competition Lawyers interested in Knowledge Lawyer opportunities or experienced Knowledge Lawyers.
DUTIES
As a Knowledge Lawyer in the team, you can expect to:
Knowledge, skills and experience required
Our ideal applicant will require the following skills and experience:
We would consider a part time role (four days per week) if required.
As a firm, we aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five. As part of this mission, some of the benefits employees of AG can expect are;
AG is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of a person’s gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to having a diverse team and actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities, particularly those from underrepresented demographics. We want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process to help you perform to your best.