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Pensions Litigation Associate

Leeds, England, GBFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Advising major pension schemes, master trusts, trustees, and employers on complex regulatory, governance, funding, and transactional matters across defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements.

Role type

Senior IC pensions litigation associate

Builds

Advisory reports, regulatory compliance strategies, risk transfer solutions, and transactional pension advice

Domain

Financial services / Pensions / Litigation & Regulation

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Pensions legislation expertise, scheme governance knowledge, regulatory compliance, risk transfer project management, corporate transaction advisory, funding and valuation analysis

Preferred skills

Defined benefit and defined contribution expertise, end-game solutions experience, covenant analysis

Technologies

Pensions legislation frameworks, The Pensions Regulator guidelines

Responsibilities

Advise on regulatory issues including compliance with pensions legislation and trustee duties; Support clients on risk transfer projects and strategic pensions initiatives; Assist with funding-related matters including valuations and deficit repair contributions; Support corporate transactions, restructurings, and financings where pensions issues arise

Seniority

Associate (1-4 PQE), hands-on IC