Pensions Lawyer - Principal
- Recruiter
- Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, East Sussex, Brighton
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 18 Oct 2021
- Closes
- 15 Nov 2021
- Ref
- 4088091
- Contact
- Vivien Zhou
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Pensions
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Public Sector Organisation looking for Pension Lawyers to join the team in Brighton, hybrid working pattern.
Your new company
One of the Financial Services and Regulatory Organisations in Public Sector
Your new role
- provide robust, legal advice which will include advice on the development and review of regulatory codes and guidance, implementation of new legislation and on the availability of the regulator's powers to deliver mitigations to the risks to good member outcomes and take enforcement action where appropriate
- contribute to the development of well-informed, consistent legal lines to take, drawing on external advice as necessary
- support the General Counsel, Head of Legal Services and Lead Lawyers,
- provide legal risk mitigation advice in particular in relation to the development of operational policies and working processes and specialist consultancy in additional areas of individual specialisms (including public law, equality, judicial review risk mitigation, DPA and FoIA legislation including in relation to public service pension schemes)
- enable lines of business to manage public law risk through training and embedding of public law principles
- provide legal advice and analysis on cases for submission to the Determination Panel, Tribunals and the Courts
What you'll need to succeed
- Current legal practising certificate in England & Wales
- Relevant legal knowledge including: recent experience advising on Trust Law, Pension Schemes Acts 1993, 2015 and 2017, Pensions Acts 1995, 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2015, Public Service Pension Schemes Act 2013 and working knowledge of Data Protection Act / Freedom of Information principles
- Demonstrable recent previous experience of advising trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes and detailed knowledge of the challenges facing pension schemes
- Experience of Civil Litigation will be preferred
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary package including bonus and civil pension scheme, 25 days holidays
What you need to do now
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