Pensions Solicitor - NQ

Pensions Solicitor - NQ BCL Legal are working with a Top Tier L500 national law firm who are recruiting for a newly qualified solicitor to join their office in Northampton. About The Role: The team specialise in finding commercially effective solutions to pensions problems, drafting scheme documentation and advising on transactions involving pension schemes. The successful candidate will: - Provide good quality, consistent, timely, solution focussed and pragmatic pensions law advice to trustee and employer clients across the public and private sector. - Contribute specific, technical analysis of the pension law aspects of corporate activity and take a role in negotiations to ensure an appropriate outcome. - Contribute to the internal legal knowledge management system and support the learning and development of colleagues and clients through formal or informal training. - Represent and support the firm both internally and externally. Main responsibilities: - Draft scheme documentation. - Provide high quality robust legal advice on the interpretation of scheme rules, the exercise of discretionary powers and the management of pension disputes, including the instruction of Counsel where appropriate. - Advise on issues such as scheme funding, benefit design and investments. - Work on risk reduction and risk transfer exercises, including liability management and other one-off projects such as incentive exercises and scheme closures, mergers, de-mergers, buy-outs and wind-ups. - Provide support on mergers, acquisitions or disposals, covering everything from an assessment of the seller's pension arrangements to advice on warranties and the employer debt regime. - Advise on compliance with the auto-enrolment regime, including the use of contractual enrolment and salary sacrifice arrangements, whether particular individuals are within the scope of the regime and the implications of changing to a new provider. - Advise on public sector pensions, particularly involving the local government, healthcare and education sectors. - Provide specialist advice, knowledge management and training to other business units. About You: - A qualified solicitor 0-2 years' PQE with experience relevant to the role. - A mix of transactional and advisory work behind you, gained as part of a reputable pensions team. - Relevant legal knowledge of, e.g., the Pensions Act 1995, Pensions Act 2004, Pensions Act 2008 and related legislation. - Experience of providing consistent, clear, audience tailored, legal advice on a range of pension law matters. - Able to prioritise a portfolio of work with competing deadlines and use own initiative. - Attention to detail and accuracy. What's on offer: - Extensive benefits package - Bonus scheme - International secondments for 0-5 PQE A competitive salary on offer for the right candidate. Please contact Soph Memhi at BCL Legal for more information.