Legal Trainee – Competition Investigation (Copenhagen)

Legal Trainee – Competition Investigation

Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen (KFST) on Carl Jacobsens Vej in Valby, Copenhagen, offers a traineeship in its Competition Division. This is a unique opportunity to experience public competition law enforcement at Denmark's national competition authority.

As a trainee, you will assist case handlers with merger assessments, cartel investigations, and market studies, gaining invaluable insight into how the Konkurrenceloven is enforced in practice.

What You Will Do

• Assist with merger notification review and competitive analysis
• Research competition law issues under the Konkurrenceloven and EU rules
• Draft case summaries and research memoranda
• Support market studies and sector inquiries
• Attend Competition Council (Konkurrencerådet) meetings as observer

• Support competition investigators on active cases
• Conduct legal and economic research
• Draft case summaries and advisory notes
• Attend internal case team meetings
• Complete assigned research projects

• Enrolled in or recently completed cand.jur. at a Danish university
• Interest in competition law, EU law, or economic regulation
• Fluent in Danish and English
• Danish or EU citizenship (public sector requirement)
• Strong analytical and writing skills