Professional Support Lawyer
About the position The Antitrust Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) will monitor developments in the legal and business environment to keep both the Antitrust Practice and its clients up to date and identify areas to develop the Firm's reputation and practice. Responsibilities include providing legal and practical expertise to support the practice through responding to lawyer queries and mentoring junior lawyers; helping to create, develop, and manage the Group's collection of precedents and research materials; organizing and delivering Group training; working with Antitrust Practice lawyers and the Business Development team to identify opportunities to develop business from new and existing clients; and providing other support as needed. This also involves leading initiatives related to merger control and developments under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Responsibilities • Monitor and inform the group about significant legal developments, identifying trends in the law or business environment. • Support the Group in the delivery of timely thought leadership (client alerts, articles, podcasts, webinars etc.) relating to Antitrust. • Lead certain profile-raising projects, such as the White & Case Antitrust Merger StatPak and other innovative practice initiatives. • Be a source of legal, market and practical expertise for all members of the Group and more widely around the Firm. • Develop and update practice notes and guidance to reflect changes in law, regulation, and market standards, especially as related to the HSR Act. • Create and maintain standard form documents and collections of precedent documents from closed transactions. • Identify practice-related training needs of the Group; organize, design and deliver Group training, including seminars, workshops and offsite training. • Assist lawyers with day-to-day legal queries. • Provide onboarding for all new joiners, secondees and newly qualified lawyers to the Group. • Work with the Group and Marketing Team to establish processes to capture matter descriptions and categorizations in the Matter Profiling System. • Produce substantive content for pitches. • Champion the implementation of new knowledge systems and technology. • Contribute to global knowledge programs and projects to enhance Firm collaboration and Antitrust expertise. Requirements • At least four (4) years' legal experience. • Commercial awareness and client orientated approach. • High professional standards with commitment to quality product. • Excellent drafting and research skills. • Well-developed organizational and communication skills. • Understanding of learning process and different ways of training. • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels. • Pragmatic, self-motivated, flexible and good team worker. • Lateral thinker with initiative to establish, implement and complete projects. • Comfortable with IT, including experience or willingness to leverage integration of AI into existing and new workflows. Benefits • Medical, dental, and vision insurance. • Life and disability coverage. • 401(k) retirement savings. • Vacation time. • Leave programs (including parental leave). • Performance bonus eligibility for exempt roles. Apply tot his job