Associate, Pensions

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Pensions Team Leadership - LondonJob Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. 

We are currently recruiting for an Associate to join our small but dynamic Pensions team, which is led by two partners.

The team forms part of the wider London Corporate practice and covers a full range of general pensions advisory work to employers and trustees. The workload includes drafting, governance, investment, buy-in and buy-out work, other types of risk management, master trust advice and pensions litigation. The team also works closely with our international M&A practice on corporate transactions, with our corporate insurance team on insurance and pensions products and with our disputes practice on contentious matters. The role will be a varied one as the team does not encourage individuals to overspecialise. Approximately 25% of the workload is corporate support work and approximately 80% of the workload is stand alone pensions work.

The team is recognised as a leading practice by Legal 500 and Chambers.

The Role

We are currently seeking a junior and a mid-level associate with previous experience of advisory and corporate support to join the practice. Experience of investment work would be an added bonus. The role will provide the opportunity for a bright and dynamic individual to gain access to a wide range of high quality work as well as contribute to the team both technically and in developing the practice.

Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (2-4 years)
• Experience of advisory and corporate support work within a recognised pensions practice
• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Driven and ambitious
• Able to demonstrate a high level of technical understanding and skill
• Excellent academics

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.