Commercial & Competition Lawyer

at  ASDA

“EVERYTHING YOU’LL LOVE.”

• Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.
  Plus, much more!

As well as having demonstrable experience of providing clear and concise legal advice, working flexibly and identifying and understanding the needs of business partners you will:

• Work in a dynamic team focussed on delivering clear legal advice and support at pace on competition law and connected matters (both contentious and non-contentious).
• Be actively encouraged to think innovatively about the delivery of legal support, engage in horizon-scanning and provide key advisory on changes in the retail and consumer space.
• Recognise and align advice across related legal requirements impacting a business area/ project e.g. engagement with regulators, market studies and strategic projects.
• Contribute to the business’s success through cross functional partnering to deliver its plans as well as preparing reports on key workstreams to update and inform internal stakeholders.Partner with various stakeholders, including Senior Directors, legal suppliers, Legal and Compliance leadership team, and external counsel and advisers

This is a key role advising teams across the whole of the business on competition workstreams (contentious and non-contentious). You will be an important business partner supporting Asda’s commercial teams.
Given the breadth of the Asda business, you will be exposed to a wide range of competition law work ranging from mergers and market investigations through to High Court and CAT litigation, strategic collaborations, compliance work and grocery-specific competition matters such as GSCOP and the Controlled Land Order. Going forward, you will be able to help shape Asda’s approach to emerging competition-based regulation.

As well as having demonstrable experience of providing clear and concise legal advice, working flexibly and identifying and understanding the needs of business partners you will:

• Work in a dynamic team focussed on delivering clear legal advice and support at pace on competition law and connected matters (both contentious and non-contentious).
• Be actively encouraged to think innovatively about the delivery of legal support, engage in horizon-scanning and provide key advisory on changes in the retail and consumer space.
• Recognise and align advice across related legal requirements impacting a business area/ project e.g. engagement with regulators, market studies and strategic projects.

• Contribute to the business’s success through cross functional partnering to deliver its plans as well as preparing reports on key workstreams to update and inform internal stakeholders.Partner with various stakeholders, including Senior Directors, legal suppliers, Legal and Compliance leadership team, and external counsel and advisers.

“Let’s find out about you”

• A qualified lawyer (up to 5 years PQE) with a background in Competition or in Commercial or Commercial Litigation but with an interest in developing expertise in Competition.
• A track record of delivering advice in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• A person who can be both the expert in the room and a true business partner.
• A clear communicator and skilled relationship-builder.

• Strong decision-making skills with a high level of attention to detail, commercial acumen and accuracy.A person who can be flexible and have the ability to adapt to new and emerging opportunities

• “Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone’s reach.
  We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.