Pensions Senior Associate - Birmingham
Posted 2 days 5 hours ago by BCL Legal
A leading national law firm is seeking a Senior Pensions Lawyer to join their growing Pensions team in Birmingham. This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible hybrid working, offering exposure to a broad range of pensions matters across both day-to-day advisory and complex project work.
The Role:- Advise on pensions matters for both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, including trustees, corporates, and public bodies.
- Manage your own caseload, including complex one-off projects such as risk transfers.
- Draft detailed deeds and other pension-related documents.
- Provide supervision and guidance to junior members of the team.
- Collaborate with partners and colleagues across the national team.
- Stay up to date with pensions law and provide practical, commercial advice to clients.
- Qualified solicitor with 8+ years PQE in pensions law.
- Experience advising on a wide range of occupational pension schemes and related matters.
- Confident managing advisory projects and client relationships independently.
- Strong drafting skills for deeds and pension-related documentation.
- Team player with experience supervising and supporting junior colleagues.
- Proactive, self-starter with commercial awareness and excellent client skills.
Work with a highly regarded national pensions team on a varied and high-profile client portfolio.
Flexible hybrid working and supportive work environment.
Excellent learning, development, and progression opportunities.
Competitive salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits package including:
- Private medical insurance
- Pension scheme
- 25 days' holiday (plus option to buy more)
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Inclusive and diverse culture committed to wellbeing, equality, and professional development.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious Pensions team in Birmingham, delivering high-quality advice to national and regional clients.
Please contact Donna Jones at BCL legal if you are interested in this opportunity.