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Stephenson Harwood LLP

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all‑round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• We support the causes you care about by giving you one day per year off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
• Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
• We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

We are looking to recruit a Managing Associate who wants the opportunity to join the partnership in due course. You will be a self‑starter with a network in the pensions industry. You will be supported by the firm's pre‑partnership training programmes and by the pensions advisory team's three established partners. Our aim is to provide a supportive environment to set you up for success as the team's next partner.

We are an established and successful Pensions Advisory Practise with a strong team all based in London. We have three Partners, two Of Counsel, two mid‑level Associates, two junior Associates, three Consultants, a Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer and a Trainee. We work closely with our pensions disputes colleagues, as well as other specialist areas such as funds, data protection, cyber security, banking and corporate. Our focus is specialist pensions advice, with limited corporate support work. Our team of experts help trustees, employers, charities, institutions, master trusts, high net worth individuals and public bodies with their pensions issues.

We are tier‑two ranked in Legal 500 and tier one for pensions disputes. Clients commend our pensions team for "high quality advice across every area of work that we have asked them about - drawing on specialist expertise from across SH as required." Our team and revenue has grown significantly in recent years as clients turn to us for our high‑quality advice at the right price‑point for the pensions market.

The pensions team has very recent experience of a successful step up to partnership: partner Estella Bogira recently moved from Managing Associate following a similar partnership promotion plan and has already grown a successful practice advising pension scheme trustees, employers and high net worth individuals.

• You will enjoy business development and client management as well as being a good pensions lawyer.
• You will have an enthusiasm to learn about the other aspects of being a Partner, such as what makes a successful Partner and what makes a successful pensions advisory practice.
• You will want to work closely with the three existing Partners in growing the practice.

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we’re committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever‑changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,400 people, including 210+ partners, across eight offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented demographics.

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