Freelance Pensions Lawyer

Pinsent Masons Vario; England; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 193,000; Part time

Job summary

Pinsent Masons Vario offers flexible services for freelance legal professionals to access high‑quality pensions work for our firm and prestigious clients. We are building an exclusive bench of experts for short‑term and long‑term assignments, typically six months or longer, with options to work full‑time, part‑time or on an hourly basis.

Join our Vario Flexible Services bench to access support from account management, client teams and firm resources.

Qualifications

• Qualified Lawyer with a strong academic background.
• Pensions experience in a reputable firm or equivalent in-house/secondment experience.
• Strong technical ability with a flexible, consultative and commercial approach.
• Enthusiastic about embracing new work cultures.
• Early availability to commence work.

Responsibilities

• Support on upcoming pensions assignments on a contractual basis.
• Work with Pinsent Masons and external clients on pensions matters.
• Assignments vary in scope and seniority, lasting several months; hybrid or remote work.

Skills

Qualified lawyer

Pensions experience

Flexible approach

Commercial awareness

Early availability

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

You're a talented, confident lawyer seeking your next challenge. You want to work on challenging legal projects, but you want to do it on your own terms. You're seeking an opportunity which will allow you to grow as a professional, but not encroach on your life outside of work. We hear you.

Flexible Services from Pinsent Masons Vario provides freelance legal professionals access to high-quality legal work both within our firm and with our prestigious clients in a fully flexible way.

Our growing but exclusive bench of legal experts have a variety of skills, specialisms and experience but they all enjoy quality legal projects best suited to their skillset and unparalleled support during their assignments.

We are currently seeking a Pensions Lawyer to join our bench to support on upcoming assignments on a contractual basis with the prospect of supporting clients of Pinsent Masons as well as internally within the firm. To be considered for a place on our bench you you will be able to demonstrate:

• Qualified Lawyer with a strong academic background
• Experience gained within the pensions department of a reputable law firm or equivalent in-house/secondment experience
• Strong technical ability coupled with a flexible, consultative and commercial approach
• Enthusiastic about embracing new work cultures
• Early availability to commence work

By joining the Vario Flexible Services bench, you not only join our community of like-minded but diverse flexible professionals, but you're also joining the wider international firm of Pinsent Masons. In addition to the dedicated support you'll receive from our Vario Account Management Team, you'll benefit from access to our partners and client relationship teams, professional development lawyers, library services and other firm resources.

Work you will receive will come in the form of exciting short-term assignments, either from our multi-national clients or from internally within the firm, working alongside our Pinsent Masons colleagues. Assignments vary in scope and seniority but typically last at least six months and can suit those looking to work full-time, part-time or an hourly basis. Most assignments are currently hybrid or are performed remotely.

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