We are looking for an Associate Lawyer to join our brilliant Competition & Public Procurement team!

We are now looking for a recently graduated lawyer to strengthen our Competition & Public Procurement practice. We value prior expertise especially in public procurement, which may also come from your studies or pre-graduation work experience. We believe that genuine interest in the subject, a positive attitude and a team player heart will go a long way.

The practice has excellent team spirit, low hierarchy and top colleagues. As part of the experienced, highly-ranked practice, you have the opportunity to get involved in not only public procurement but in all aspects of competition and state aid law as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) control. You will also work together with great colleagues across the firm as part of our integrated multi-practice project teams.

You might be the person we are looking for if:

• you have approximately 0 to 2 years of work experience post-graduation
• you are committed to developing into a top expert in the field of competition and public procurement law
• you have previous experience and are truly interested in public procurement
• you are curious and always open to change
• you have a broad interest in learning new things
• you are passionate about your work and have highly set goals
  active interaction with colleagues and clients feels natural to you
• working in a team motivates you and you are always willing to support your colleagues
• you feel at home in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• you have excellent skills in Finnish and English

D&I is the best place to grow

Our clients trust us. We are the reliable partner our clients turn to in legal aspects of transactions, new technologies and innovations, dispute resolution, and strategic advisory. We want to solve the most complex cases, and this is why thinking big and thinking creative is important. Our highly set goals combined with our humane approach – the very qualities that direct our operations from within – are also the key to ensuring the best possible customer experience for our current and future clients.

We help each other to grow. At the heart of our culture is our desire to be the best consultant for our domestic and international clients. We are a group of determined and motivated professionals who find it important to aim high. D&I offers a platform for growth where each employee can reach their own full potential while being supported by their colleagues. Even though teamwork is essential to our culture, we invest in each employee’s individual career development. Our goal as an employer is to be the best place for our employees to develop and grow – both personally and professionally.

We truly work together. We steer away from hierarchy and unnecessary bureaucracy in our tight-knit community. Mutual trust is one of the most important factors guiding our operations. At D&I, newly-qualified lawyers get to grow into skilled professionals by working alongside their more experienced colleagues.

How to apply?

We want to get to know you! Tell us who you are as a person, what really motivates you and what you are expecting from our mutual journey. Send your CV, application letter (in English), and degree certificate or transcript of studies no later than 24 February 2025. We review applications on an ongoing basis already during the application period and may conduct interviews even before the application deadline.

Is there anything else you would like to know?

Please contact our Head of Competition & Public Procurement Ilkka Leppihalme (+358 400 976 679) or Senior Associate Aarne Puisto (+358 500 599 711). If you want to ask about the recruitment process or working at D&I in general, please contact our Director, People & Culture Mikael Ahtokari (+358 50 423 8024). In addition, you can have a look at our social media channels to get a first touch of your future colleagues.