Secondment opportunities at the CMA
25 Jun 2014 10:35 AM
The CMA is looking for
competition and consumer lawyers who would be interested in a secondment
lasting between 3 and 12 months.
The Competition and Markets
Authority (CMA) became the UK’s lead competition and consumer authority
in April this year, when it took over many of the functions of the Competition
Commission and the Office of Fair Trading.
There are a number of benefits
of taking part in a secondment, including:
- invaluable experience and an
in-depth understanding of how the CMA is being established, its new and
evolving investigative and governance procedures and its evolving work
programme
- an unparalleled experience that
will add significantly to a portfolio of skills
Secondees will be offered the
opportunity to take part in a range of interesting and high-profile work
including Competition Act (CA98) cases, consumer cases, mergers and market
studies under the supervision of some leading competition and consumer
practitioners.
The secondments are for
qualified lawyers with 2 or more years’ experience. For these positions
some previous experience in the areas outlined above is highly desirable, but
not essential if the lawyer in question has an aptitude and passion for
competition or consumer law. Some training can be provided in the role, so we
may be able to offer a role to exceptional candidates with limited competition
or consumer law experience.
The earliest secondment
opportunities will start as soon as practicable in 2014 (other secondments may
be available later in the year) and the minimum period of time the CMA will
consider the placements is for 3 months, the maximum being 12
months.
The CMA will contribute to the
cost of secondees, based on the equivalent CMA salary.
Chambers and firms that would
like to put staff forward to be considered for these one-off secondment
opportunities should send a full CV for each candidate, by Tuesday 8 July 2014,
to Simon.Nichols@cma.gsi.gov.uk. Please note we will not accept any
applications from agencies.
Please also inform us when each
candidate could start a secondment and how long s/he could spend with
us.
If you have any questions or
would like to discuss the benefit of allowing members of your staff to take up
these opportunities, please call Alexandra Maritoiu on 020 3738 6226 or Debbie
Hoskins on 020 3738 6555.