Competition Associate

2 months ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia DLA Piper Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Associate to join our global Litigation and Regulatory team in Melbourne. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing expert advice on domestic and cross-border competition, consumer law, and regulatory matters.

Main Responsibilities

  • Advising clients on a wide range of domestic and cross-border competition and regulatory matters, including merger clearance, access issues, and litigation before the Courts, Australian Competition Tribunal, and State-based economic regulators.
  • Managing competition and regulatory matters that go to litigation, representing clients before regulators in antitrust investigations, appeals, market studies, and merger control reviews.
  • Working closely with our global teams and as a trusted business partner for clients, taking a proactive approach to business development opportunities.

About You

  • You will be a qualified Solicitor, ideally qualified in Australia or a Commonwealth jurisdiction, with experience advising clients on domestic and cross-border transactions.
  • You will have experience advising on competition, consumer law, and regulatory matters, with a clear understanding of the technical and sectoral issues relevant to our clients.
  • You will be able to draft documents using a commercial, client-focused style, with excellent skills in communication, client relations, and team-working.
  • You will provide a professional, quality service in a timely manner, responding effectively to requests from internal and external clients, and building and developing your own network of internal and external contacts.
  • You will be proactive and innovative, with awareness of business development initiatives in the department and identifying ways to contribute.

About Us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence, and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed.

Our Values

  • Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully.
  • Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships.
  • Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions.
  • Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations.

Diversity and Inclusion

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpin how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative, and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities.

We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work. Diversity of perspective, thought, background, and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that's why we actively seek to build balanced teams.

We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance, and regardless of how you identify.

Hybrid Working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-Engagement Screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and work-related references.



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