Employee Incentives lawyer NQ – 2 years’ PQE LONDON

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment firm in London seeks an Employee Incentives lawyer with 0 to 2 years’ PQE. This role offers high responsibility in managing a diverse caseload while advising on tax and legal aspects of equity incentives for clients ranging from FTSE companies to family-owned businesses. Candidates should have a background in Employee Incentives or Corporate Tax, demonstrating strong client relationship skills and a knack for business development in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in Employee Incentives or Corporate Tax.
• Strong ability to build long-lasting client relationships.
• Willingness to engage in business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse and busy caseload from the outset.
• Provide tax and legal advice on equity incentives and bonus plans.
• Support clients through the entire employee lifecycle.

Skills

Client relationship management

Creative legal thinking

Business development

Education

Qualified lawyer with Employee Incentives experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at this London commercial law firm which is seeking to recruit an Employee Incentives lawyer of 0 to 2 years’ PQE. The team advises businesses across all sectors, including entertainment, life-sciences, technology, fashion, energy and private equity. Clients include quoted businesses of all sizes, whether headquartered in the UK or abroad, including FTSE listed companies, global private and family-owned businesses, high growth entrepreneurial businesses, private equity backed companies and employee-owned businesses. They provide wide-ranging tax and legal advice support to companies, including: designing, drafting and implementing a full suite of statutory and bespoke equity incentives and cash-based bonus plans for employees, NEDs and consultants. They support employers in relation to de-risking and optimising remuneration arrangements and supporting evolution of reward planning as a business scales in size and as it expands globally. They also provide employer support through the hire to retire/fire lifecycle, including aligning award terms with applicable governance requirements and crafting on-boarding offers and termination packages. The team is also often instructed by individual executives, sometimes in high profile and contentious matters and they team will support and advise in relation to the equity incentives elements of the compensation arrangements, frequently adding value by helping to negotiate more favourable outcomes for our clients.

The successful candidate will enjoy a high level of responsibility from the outset and carry and manage a diverse and busy caseload. Successful candidates will need to be able to inspire the trust and confidence of clients and senior colleagues, with a real focus on building long lasting relationships. Candidates will be creative legal thinkers who are able to approach matters both from a legal as well as a commercial perspective. Candidates should also possess a willingness to become involved in business development activities on behalf of the team, both internally and externally. a fantastic and varied career for themselves as part of our supportive and forward-thinking team. If you are already qualified, you will have had at least some Employee Incentives experience. If you are newly-qualified, you will have undertaken a seat in Employee Incentives and/or Corporate Tax.