Associate, Pensions - London, United Kingdom - Dentons
Description
Term:
Permanent
Reports to:
Partner
Practice group:
People, Reward and Mobility
Location:
London
Purpose of role
An excellent opportunity has arisen within our People, Reward, and Mobility department for an associate, who is 1-4 years PQE.
The team acts for many recognized organizations, including private or public companies, pension scheme trustees, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, and government bodies.
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 works on behalf of an enviable client base
Responsibilities
The team covers 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 duties 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
- Strong academic record, including a degree or equivalent
- Knowledge of pension matters
- Knowledge of corporate transactions
- You will ideally have experience working with international clients
- Ability to work with a degree of independence
- Exceptional drafting skills and legal research ability
Personal attributes
- Dedicated to exceptional client service
- Willingness to participate in marketing activities
- Excellent problemsolving and decisionmaking skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates good judgment and resilience skills
- Proactive enjoys taking responsibility for work and is committed to developing a career in pensions
- Able to interact positively at all levels and be a good team player
- Able to prioritize and multitask, particularly when working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy
- Hardworking and enthusiastic approach to work
- Selfmotivated and determined
Firm Profile
We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved.
**Equal Opportunities
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