Accounting & Finance

Director/ Senior Associate- Pensions

Thomson LRC

Edinburgh · City of Edinburgh · United Kingdom

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

Reference: WJ-747_31177720

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