Pensions and Benefits Associate - 2 to 7 Years' Experience

at  Osler Hoskin Harcourt LLP

Are you ready to take the next step in your legal career? Are you passionate about pensions and benefits law and looking for a new opportunity? Or perhaps you have transactional practice experience and are looking for a new challenge?
Join Osler’s Pensions and Benefits Department and embrace the opportunity to work with the top pensions & benefits practitioners in Canada. Recognized by leading publications — including a Band 1 ranking in Chambers Canada for our market-leading expertise, you’ll be part of an integrated and supportive team of lawyers dedicated to providing a solutions-driven approach for our broad client base on both sides of the border.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have:

• 2 to 7 years of pension law experience or a strong transactional background with a keen interest in pensions and benefits;
• Experience advising plan administrators, plan sponsors, trustees, and major institutional pension funds on a wide range of matters including pension plan design, administration, governance, legislative compliance, fiduciary responsibilities, plan wind-ups, pension fund investment, surplus strategies, and pension and benefit issues arising from corporate transactions;
• Experience advising clients on employee and executive compensation programs including supplemental retirement arrangements and deferred profit sharing plans;
• Superior communication and drafting skills;
• Excellent academic credentials; and
• Be called to the bar in Ontario, Alberta, or British Columbia.

While we are recruiting for all offices, we have a particular interest in candidates who are interested in joining our Toronto office.

Please refer the Job description for details