Job Description

Zepos & Yannopoulos is a leading full-service business law firm providing comprehensive legal and tax services to companies doing business in Greece.

We are seeking an experienced associate to join the growing contentious team within our Regulatory / Public Procurement practice.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a member of our Regulatory/Public Procurement practice group you will be working closely with a group of lawyers of various levels of experience, and you will be dealing with the full spectrum of regulatory and administrative law work with a particular focus on public procurement and environmental law. The role entails involvement in contentious matters, alongside advisory and transactional work. Besides litigation work, you will provide advisory support to clients in a wide array of regulatory and administrative law matters, participate in due diligence exercises on transactions and projects across sectors, and provide ongoing support to clients throughout the development of major infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and arguing annulment petitions, interventions, suspension/interim relief applications and appeals before the Council of State and the administrative courts.
• Representing clients in administrative hearings, objections and quasi-judicial proceedings before ministries, regional authorities and independent authorities.
• Assessing litigation risk on transactions and projects, including permitting vulnerability during due diligence;
• Providing advisory support to clients in a wide array of regulatory and administrative law matters, including licensing, permitting and compliance issues.
• Participating in due diligence exercises on transactions and projects, identifying regulatory, environmental and permitting risks and proposing appropriate mitigation measures.
• Providing support in public procurement projects throughout their entire lifecycle (i.e. from the compilation of bids, to pre-contractual and contractual litigation work as well as advisory support throughout a contract’s lifecycle).
• Providing ongoing regulatory and administrative law support throughout the development of major infrastructure projects in a wide array of industries.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 4–5 years of post-qualification experience, with a substantial focus on administrative litigation (environmental, regulatory, public procurement or other public-law disputes).
• Proven experience drafting pleadings and appearing before the Council of State and/or the administrative courts; environmental litigation experience is a strong advantage, but strong litigators from other public-law or commercial litigation backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• Admission to practise before the Courts of Appeals is an asset.
• Working knowledge of the public procurement framework, including pre-contractual remedies before the Single Public Procurement Authority («ΕΑΔΗΣΥ») and the courts, will be considered an asset.
• University degree from a well-reputed University.
• Postgraduate degree (LLM or equivalent) in public, administrative, environmental or EU law is preferred.
• Qualified to work as an Attorney at law in Greece.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Commercially minded, able to combine sound knowledge of administrative law with a business- minded approach to the clients’ requests and needs.
• Persuasive advocate with excellent legal drafting and oral argument skills.
• Highly motivated and dynamic professional.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work through complex technical, scientific and legal records and turn them into a clear case strategy.
• Resilient with strong organisational and communication skills
• Comfortable managing a caseload under strict procedural deadlines (e.g. limitation periods for annulment petitions and interim relief applications).
• Native Greek speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Collaborative team player with high integrity.

Benefits

We offer

Zepos & Yannopoulos offers competitive remuneration and benefits, attractive career prospects, continuous training opportunities and a dynamic and friendly environment for people interested in following creative and rewarding career paths.

Please forward your CV and a short cover note outlining your litigation experience quoting reference [PPC26] to hr_recruitment@zeya.com.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.