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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>We help our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep tax technical, people and legal expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clients ranging from multinational organisations and public sector bodies to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.</p><br />The PwC Legal Pensions team works with a broad range of clients, advising mostly corporate clients with some trustee work, on all aspects of pensions in today’s market.They have a strong working relationship with various teams in PwC, particularly the People & Organisation actuarial consulting team and the Business Recovery Services (BRS) pensions team. This structure means they are able to offer clients a multi-disciplinary approach to solving pensions issues. Working alongside actuaries, covenant specialists and other pensions professionals provides a range of experience and work that few (if any other) pensions advisory firms can offer. Our team helps our clients with legal consulting services. As a qualified UK lawyer, you’ll focus on providing sound and pragmatic advice to our clients on a range of contentious and non contentious employment law matters.<p>There is an opportunity for a junior lawyer with some specialist pensions legal experience to join the team. The Pensions legal team has grown significantly over the past few years and forms part of the wider PwC pensions practice</p><p></p><p>The person for this role will demonstrate an ability to manage their own time and will be self motivated about their work responsibilities. They will be accountable for their own success in terms of building relationships within PwC and will be comfortable working in a cross disciplinary team. They will be technically competent and willing to share their knowledge with Pensions specialists as well as those who work outside of the pensions industry</p><p>Duties</p><ul><li><p>Advising corporate clients and trustees on all aspects of pensions</p></li><li><p>Drafting and reviewing documents, scheme documentation, decision-making, compliance</p></li><li><p>Bulk annuity contracts,</p></li><li><p>Working with other PwC teams on special projects such as mergers, scheme terminations and benefit redesign and liability management,</p></li><li><p>Advising on corporate transaction issues such as due diligence,</p></li><li><p>Public sector pensions,</p></li><li><p>Advising on investment issues,</p></li><li><p>Advising on SPV&
39;s to support scheme funding, eg escrow arrangements and Scottish Limited Partnerships,</p></li><li><p>Advising in relation to disputes,</p></li><li><p>Business development - having an awareness of the importance of this for both internal and external contacts,</p></li><li><p>Attendance at conferences/forums and networks associated with Pensions industry</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Qualified Barrister or Solicitor, up to 2 years PQE, although strong applications from other levels will be considered</p></li><li><p>Proven knowledge of the pensions industry and related employee benefit structures </p></li><li><p>Able to be flexible in their approach to work and open to working in a multi disciplinary team </p></li><li><p>Strong commercial acumen</p></li><li><p>Excellent oral and written communication skills</p></li></ul><br /><p><strong>Not the role for you?</strong><br />Did you know PwC offer <a href="http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6_YRe1p-J.K" rel="no-follow">flexible contract</a> arrangements as well as <a href="http://pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6_uo6An.J.K" rel="no-follow">contingent work</a> (ie temporary or day rate contracting)?<br /><br /><strong>The skills we look for in future employees</strong><br />All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, &lsquo;The PwC Professional&rsquo; and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.</p>Learn more here: <a href="https://www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply" rel="no-follow">www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply</a><br /><br /><p><strong>The Deal</strong><br />We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have &lsquo;The Deal&rsquo;.</p><p>Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: <a href="https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html" rel="no-follow">https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Diversity</strong><br />Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.</p><p>We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.</p><p><a href="https://www.pwc.com/uk/diversity" rel="no-follow">www.pwc.com/uk/diversity</a></p><img src="https://www.applytracking.com/tp/rj6.wrAPl_J_K" rel="no-follow" />