Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.
About The Opportunity
Our Competition team is seeking an exceptional economist to join us in London. Widely recognised as a long-established and award-winning practice, we are unique among city law firms in combining first-class industrial economists with competition lawyers to provide integrated legal and economic advice across mergers and acquisitions, market investigations, antitrust matters, and competition litigation. In this role, you will enhance your skills by applying economic theories and empirical techniques across a range of sectors, working on high-profile cases for major global clients. You will gain first-hand experience working alongside our team of competition lawyers and economists, with exposure to senior business executives, competition authorities, and regulators. We will support your progress through team working, client exposure, and training when you need it.
We are interested in hearing from people who:
- Hold a degree in economics (minimum 2:1), with a Master's degree in economics and experience of industrial and competition economics being an advantage.
- Are a recently graduated university candidate or an economist with less than two years' experience looking to make their first move.
- Demonstrate strong numerical and data analysis skills, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and STATA.
- Possess first-rate written and communication skills, with the ability to draft and present complex economic concepts in a clear and concise manner accessible to non-economists.
- Bring experience in competition and/or regulatory economics gained in consultancy, industry, government, or a regulatory agency (an advantage, not essential).
- Can develop client relationships and contribute to our competition department's goals.
- Have additional language skills (a bonus).
For more information on this opportunity and role, please see the full brochure attached on our careers page.
What makes Ashurst a great place to work?
- Flexible work options
- Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership (discounted memberships) and corporate health plans
- Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education
- We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programmes
- We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
For more information or if you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact: globalresourcing@ashurst.com for a confidential conversation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
