Incentive Lawyer – LONDON or MANCHESTER – COMPETITIVE SALARY – HS0175

Overview

In this role you will advise clients on the design, implementation, and operation of employee incentive arrangements for private and listed companies. You will work within the Reward team to provide commercially-focused guidance across tax, governance, and employment aspects, helping clients attract and retain talent. The position offers exposure to multidisciplinary teams and meaningful client interaction in a consulting-minded environment. This is an opportunity to specialise in incentives with a balanced, sustainable workload.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Competitive remuneration and benefits package
• High-quality advisory work
• Exposure to multidisciplinary teams
• Career development opportunities
• Strong client interaction and relationship management

Responsibilities

• Advise on employee share plans and incentive arrangements
• Counsel on tax-advantaged and non-tax-advantaged share schemes
• Address company law considerations related to incentive plans
• Ensure corporate governance compliance for reward structures
• Cover employment and regulatory aspects of reward programs
• Design and implement share option and equity incentive arrangements
• Oversee ongoing operation and compliance of employee incentive plans
• Collaborate with clients to deliver practical, strategic advisory across sectors

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with 0–4 PQE
• Exposure to employee incentives, share schemes, executive remuneration, corporate tax or related areas
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and client-facing abilities
• Commercial and solutions-focused approach
• Ability to build strong client and colleague relationships

• Excellent communication
• Client-facing abilities
• Commercial and solutions-focused mindset
• Employee incentives
• Share schemes
• Corporate tax

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