Overview
In this Director/Senior Associate role, you will lead and contribute to a top-tier pensions practice within a Scottish law firm. You’ll support corporate transactions with expert pensions advice, covering DB and DC schemes, GMP-related work, de-risking, and master trusts, while overseeing project work and documentation issues. The role offers partnership aspirations and a path to leadership, with hybrid or remote options across Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. You’ll work closely with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver practical, results-driven pensions solutions that align with the firm’s services and growth goals. This is a chance to shape pension strategy for major schemes and
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary and benefits package
Responsibilities
- Provide corporate transactional support with pensions input
- Advising on DB schemes, GMP equalisation and de-risking initiatives
- Experience with DC schemes and master trusts
- Handle documentation issues and project work related to pensions
- Advise on contentious pensions matters (advantageous but not essential)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to client development and delivery
Key requirements
- 5-10 years PQE in pensions law
- strong background in pensions law
- passion for pensions law and pragmatic, results-focused mindset
- team player and partnership aspirations
- experience with DB schemes and GMP equalisation a plus
- familiarity with de-risking and master trusts a plus
- ability to work in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow or remotely
- team player
- pragmatic
- results-driven
- pensions law
- DB schemes
- DC schemes
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