Senior Associate, Pensions

Department/Division: People, Reward and Mobility     
Duration: Permanent                    
Reports to: Partner        
Direct Reports:  None    
Type of Role: Hybrid     
Budget Responsibilities: None

Req nr: 8191

The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen within our People, Reward and Mobility department for a Senior Associate, who is 5 years+ PQE. You will maintain client relationships, contribute to business development and thought leadership, raising your own profile and supporting the continued growth of the pension practice.
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 excellent levels of 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 duties include:

• Taking a leading role on a variety of pension matters across a range of clients;
• Building and maintaining client relationships;
• Contributing to business development;
• Coaching and mentoring more junior members of the team;
• Contributing to thought leadership and raise the profile of the firm externally.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• Strong academic record, including a degree or equivalent;
• Knowledge of pension matters with 5 years+ PQE with a broad range experience of working for both employers and trustees;
• Candidates will ideally have a mix of both contentious and non-contentious although this is not essential You will ideally have experience of working on public sector matters, and pensions de-risking;
• Extensive, in-depth knowledge of corporate transactions;
• You will ideally have experience of working with international clients;
• Candidates will ideally have experience of preparing and participating in pitches to clients;
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence;
• Exceptional drafting skills and legal research ability.
   

Firm Profile

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Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com.  

While it is not a requirement that you inform your current manager of any internal applications, we would recommend that you do so.