Pensions Senior Associate

at  Osborne Clarke

THE PRACTICE

“They absolutely get inside the skin of their clients and you know they are batting for you.” - Chambers UK
The team advises employers, trustees and local authorities in order to help them run their pension schemes compliantly, while managing risks. We also run one of the UK’s leading independent trustee companies, Open Trustees, so we have direct experience of operating pension schemes.
Our lawyers have the opportunity to advise on a variety of pensions issues from risk reduction and risk transfer exercises (such as buy-ins and buyouts and alternative funding arrangements) to advising pension schemes going through a Pension Protection Fund ("PPF") assessment period, or an Administering Authority on matters relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme ("LGPS"). We also have particular expertise in the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals, scheme mergers, government outsourcings, insolvencies, restructurings and wind-ups.
One aspect of our work which sets the team apart is that our lawyers also have the opportunity to act for employers, trustees and representative beneficiaries on complex litigation claims, including professional negligence and Part 8 claims.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You will have some knowledge and transactional experience of working for pension (or other) clients in a variety of capacities. Ideally, you will have gained experience in non-contentious pensions work in another pensions team. Due to the nature of the work and structure of the team we are looking to appoint an Associate or Senior Associate in this area, however we are willing to consider candidates with more or less experience (including with other legal expertise).

ABOUT US

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it’s fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

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We have exciting opportunities available for Senior Associate lawyers to join our highly regarded Pensions team. The role will be working with our national pensions team who are based across our Bristol, Thames Valley and London offices. The successful candidate will have a base office and therefore regular travel between our three offices is not required.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and well respected team and be involved in the whole spectrum of pensions work. You will have access to a broad range of high quality work, including contentious and non-contentious matters in both the private and public sectors. From the outset, you will be a valued member of the team and have the opportunity to work on some high profile matters, build client relationships and develop your business development skills.