Pensions: Associate
- Recruiter
- DLA Piper
- Location
- London (Central)
- Salary
- Competitive Salary and Benefits Package
- Posted
- 24 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 22 May 2017
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Pensions
- PQE
- 1-3 Years
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
THE ROLE
Employing over 70 specialist pension lawyers globally, our pensions team is one of the largest in the world and is at the forefront of legal change, innovating in cutting edge matters. We cover every aspect of pension provision, including the creation, operation, regulation and restructuring of all types of pension funds in both private and public sectors. Our client base includes some of the biggest sector names and we advise over 500 schemes, including the second-largest UK pension scheme, multinational employers and trustees alike.
We place great emphasis on training and development, which we see as key to staying informed of developments and trends and enabling us to provide well-rounded yet strategic counsel to clients. The group is also supported by experienced lawyers in other practice areas, such as Tax, Funds, Leveraged Finance, Restructuring, Employment and Litigation – all of whom have considerable experience in pension and benefits issues. Our full-service international platform sets us apart from our competitors, enabling us to provide seamless jurisdiction-specific advice to our clients wherever they do business.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will work closely with the Pensions Partners on a broad range of matters and ad-hoc projects. We are looking for an individual who can adopt and project a professional approach to clients and creates confidence in the team and the firm. Candidates must be team-players who can work co-operatively and connect with others.
We do not set upper or lower limits of pqe for any of our vacancies. We have however given an indicative pqe as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have between 1 to 3 years pqe, are likely to have the right level of knowledge and have gained the right level of experience needed to be able to undertake this role.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Technical:
- A minimum of a years' experience, gained at a firm noted for its pensions expertise.
- Excellent technical pensions knowledge and attention to detail.
- Candidates must also demonstrate an interest in marketing and business development and a desire to help drive the practice forward.
Behavioural:
- Developed team work, project management and client care abilities.
THE FIRM
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.
We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best people across all of our practice and business services groups, and our continued success relies on our ability to provide an inclusive and motivating environment where everyone has a role to play in achieving our goal to be the leading business law firm.
We offer exceptional career opportunities to our lawyers, aspiring graduates and business services professionals in a truly challenging and rewarding environment.
If you are a direct applicant seeking further information about this role please feel free to get in touch with Helen Brockbank, Recruitment Business Partner, who will be happy to help.