Pensions Solicitor
- Employer
- Weightmans
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing date
- 23 Oct 2024
- Reference
- 21229
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- Practice area
- Pension law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
About your new role
Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
To support senior colleagues in the Pensions team with a diverse caseload of pensions matters and to contribute to pensions business development activities.
Roles & responsibilities
- Manage a mixed caseload of pensions work
- Provide pensions law advice on all types of private and public sector pension schemes
- Management of relationships with clients and key stakeholders
- Assist in the designation and implementation of innovation and product development
- Assist with other business development work (attendance at in person events as well as assisting with behind the scenes BD work)
- Work in accordance with client and internal SLAs
- Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.
About You
As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be;
- Solicitor with 1-3 years post qualification experience in pensions law
- Experience in a range of relevant advisory, transactional and documentation work
- Technically strong and excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Methodical, organised approach
If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Company
Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.
We believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to a range of private companies, public sector organisations and individuals.
At the heart of our culture and organisation is a simple purpose that informs everything we think, say and do: See the Possibility.
We believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don’t.
Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations.
The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation." We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.
We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.
Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.
Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans.
As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;
- 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
- Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment*
- Healthcare cover/ Medicash
- Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary
- Interest free travel loan scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
- Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme
*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.
Please note
- We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.
- Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only.
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
- The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
- Website
- https://www.weightmans.com/careers/
- Telephone
- +44 (0)345 073 9900
- Location
-
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9QJ
United Kingdom
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