Public Procurement and State aid Lawyer

Job Description
Public Procurement and State aid Lawyer – 3-5 Years' PQE
Location: Any UK office
Brief
We are currently looking to recruit a lawyer specialising in public procurement and State aid/subsidy control law to join our Competition, EU and Trade ("CEUT") group, and to be based in any of our UK offices. We are looking for a candidate who has 3-5 years PQE.

• Candidates should be familiar with, and ready to advise on, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and/or the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
• Ideally candidates would have some knowledge of UK subsidy control and EU State aid and must be eager to develop their knowledge in these areas.
• Candidates must be willing to work in the areas of procurement law, UK subsidy control, EU State aid and trade law.

We are looking for a candidate who has excellent research skills and who understands how to take a risk-based approach when advising in the "grey areas" of procurement law. The candidate must also be commercially aware and enthusiastic about internal and external business development, and have an interest in innovation.

Candidates must be a team player with a strong client focussed approach and must also have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.

The CEUT Group
The subsidy control/state aid, procurement and trade team is headed up by Dr Totis Kotsonis and the team's practice covers private as well as public sector clients on the complete spectrum of these issues. The team is part of the wider CEUT group which comprises 10 partners, 3 legal directors and over 20 other lawyers based in the UK, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, and Hong Kong. The group is highly regarded, sizable and experienced with strength across all areas of competition law.

The successful candidate will be working closely with colleagues across the wider CEUT group.

This is an exciting time to join Pinsent Masons given the firm's continued growth in the UK and internationally, including across Europe. It is also an opportunity to be a key part of the growth and expansion of the CEUT group as we look to expand the team's presence in the UK and in Europe.

Recent projects include:

• Advising the Ministry of Justice on procurement matters relating to high profile and high value prison operation, probation services and the 20,000 prisoner places programme.
• Advising an international client in the rail industry in relation to a public procurement law dispute in the High Court;
• Advising on high profile and strategic nuclear projects.
• Advising Wincanton Holdings Limited, a logistics company, in connection with its ongoing procurement challenge and court dispute against Supply Chain Coordination Limited relating to a $4.4bn procurement process to appoint a new logistics provider.
• Advising E.ON UK PLC in its appeal against the Administrative Court judgment, which dismissed its claim for a judicial review of the decisions by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide substantial government subsidies to Bulb Energy Ltd and/or Octopus Energy Retail 2022 Ltd and, separately, the decision to approve the Energy Transfer Scheme relating to the deal between the administrators of Bulb Energy Ltd and Octopus for Octopus to acquire Bulb's 1.5m customers.
• Assisting a company in relation to its application with the Trade Remedies Association, seeking the revocation (with retroactive effect) of countervailing measures that are adversely affecting its imports and hindering their ability to compete in the market effectively
• Advising multinational clients on the implications of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, as well as the Northern Ireland Protocol on their business activities in the UK and the EU.
• Advising Green Recovery Projects in its procurement litigation against Hartlepool Borough Council.

About The Firm
Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

Awards
Pinsent Masons is highly regarded for its focus on innovation and commitment to diversity. We were named Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe (for the third time) at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2023 recognising our achievements, from continuing to be a market leader across our five focus sectors, to expanding our revenue streams outside of traditional legal services through a range of innovative new law products.

Recognised Legal Innovators
Winners of the FT Innovative Lawyers Energy Security & Transition category 2023 for our work devising an innovative, collaborative, and creative approach to the delivery of solar power.

Legal Advisor of the Year

Partnership Awards 2024

Top 10 Family Friendly Employer

Working Families 2024

Global Construction Firm of the Year
Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) 2024

Law Firm Leader of the Year
(LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2024)

Go to to view all of our global awards and nominations. [1]

As an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests.

Please note we only accept applications made via our recruitment portal.
Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Steffy Lam who can discuss the role and requirements.
Contact details:
Steffy Lam (Recruitment Advisor)


At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.