Associate, Pensions

The Role

A great opportunity has arisen within our People, Reward and Mobility department for an associate. This is an engaging role for someone keen to develop their current knowledge within pensions. This role would suit someone 2-5 PQE but we will consider all candidates outside of this range. The team acts for many recognised organisations, including private or public companies, pension scheme trustees, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and government bodies. These clients expect superb advice and service. At Dentons, you will get involved with regulatory and trustee work as well as both contentious and non-contentious work. Our team works on the pensions elements of the most significant cross-border M&A transactions and work on behalf of an enviable client base.

Responsibilities

The team cover a wide range of pension matters, including pension benefit changing exercises, pension fund deficits, restructuring, de-risking, merging and winding-up of pension schemes.

Key responsibilities include:

You will take a supporting role on a variety of pension matters across a range of clients.

• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Contribute to business development.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• Solid academic record, including a degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of pension matters.
• Knowledge of corporate transactions.
• You will have experience of working with international clients.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Proficient drafting skills and legal research ability.

Personal attributes

• Focused on high-quality client service.
• Willingness to participate in marketing activities.
• Skilled problem solving and decision making skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good judgment and resilience skills.
• Accountable, accepts responsibility for work and committed to developing a career in pensions.
• Able to engage constructively at all levels and be an effective collaborator.
• Able to prioritise, especially while handling urgent tasks and tight deadlines.
• Methodical approach to work with a focus on accuracy.
• Committed and diligent approach to work.
• Guided and focused.