Advisory & Consulting - Monitoring Trustee Post-Graduate Trainee - Legal - September 2025 - London

Job description

The role of a Consultant is to support the team through all aspects of the project lifecycle; from the sales or ‘business development' process, to project planning, information gathering, exploration of relevant compliance issues, conducting financial and/or legal analysis of various types of data and preparation of deliverables including drafting official reports.

You will be also involved in non-client activities such as assisting with internal projects and research initiatives.

During your first year you will:

• Provide support to managers and supervisors on projects across various client types;
• Develop a strong understanding of (i) monitoring trustee services, (ii) the monitoring of behavioural and structural remedies and (iii) a variety of industries; and
• Develop a drafting style in line with the role requirements.
• During your second year you will:
• Take more responsibility on projects and begin to assume core roles in project workstreams;
• Self-review work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers;
• Adopt a more client facing role commensurate to ability; and
• Increase drafting responsibilities and become involved in more complex financial analysis;
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members.

After two years you will:

• Increased responsibility for developing service lines and business;
• Lead project workstreams and drive forward project deliverables;
• Increased ownership of project deliverables including the development of report conclusions and recommendations; and
• Demonstrate foundational project management capabilities.
• As a Consultant the typical daily duties will include:
• Research information and analyse data as required;
• Support in the assessment and analysis of general compliance issues and appropriately escalating these within the team;
• Analysis of specific legal aspects of compliance, or discrete legal issues on an ad hoc basis;
• Supporting our KYC and client onboarding activities;
• Drafting official reports, analysis, and presentations on operational strategy, compliance monitoring for submission to global competition authorities;
• Liaising with external technical experts to produce analysis on compliance across different industries;
• Collecting and synthesising information from research and business materials (management reports, accounts, contracts) provided by clients;
• Drafting client-specific conclusions and recommendations based on research and team discussions;
• Supporting the monitoring of compliance of parties with commitments offered to competition authorities in the UK, EU and globally (North and South America, Asia);
• Supporting the assessment of potential purchasers of divestment businesses (e.g., review of business plans, sufficiency financial resources and equity investments, independence etc.)
• Supporting projects involving the monitoring of complex behavioural commitments (e.g., prices, access, bundling etc.);
• Maintaining professional working relationships with external stakeholders and your colleagues throughout fieldwork and social activities; and
• Supporting sales and business development processes by assisting in the preparation of proposals and research notes for new work.

What we are looking for

• Fluency or native proficiency in German, Spanish or Portuguese is essential. You must be able to work with documents and converse confidently in a business setting
• On track to achieve or have obtained a Master's degree in a legal or related discipline. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.
• Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
• The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
• A commitment to self-development and learning;
• Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
• Always looks to try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
• Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
• Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
• Excellent time management skills;
• A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

How to apply

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Closing date:  31 January 2025