Associate - Pensions, Dublin

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We’re excited for what’s next, so with us, you can be too.

Our team

You will be working with an Award winning pensions team which is one of the few practices in Ireland with a Band One ranking for pensions from Chambers Europe.

You will be also working with one of the strongest and most highly regarded pension practices. Eversheds Sutherland’s pensions team has grown into a market leading force – both in the UK and across Europe. Most recently, as part of the FT Pension and Investment Provider Awards, the team won the “Twenty Years of Excellence” award, was highly commended in the “Pensions Law Firm of the Year” award category and won the European Pension Lawyers of the year 2020. This recognises the consistent long term presence of the team as go to pensions advisors.

As we build on our success, we are looking to consolidate the position of the Employment, Labour and Pensions team as a top global provider. To help us to achieve this we place great importance in the recruitment of our people and developing exceptionally talented, ambitious lawyers across all of our offices through our one team approach. Our aim is to invest in diverse and inclusive teams, developing our lawyers so that they can become experts in their field and contribute to the success of the team. We are passionate about our people and from the day you join we will help you to maximise your potential and achieve your ambitions.

Role and key responsibilities

You’ll be advising on some of the highest profile work for some of the largest pension schemes and their company sponsors.

You will be involved in leading edge work in the area of master trusts, pension regulation and pension risk transfer and buy outs, working with some of the top pension lawyers in Ireland, and the UK. The role is to work under the supervision of the pension partners on our team in all aspects of pensions law.

The practice is strongly commercial and you will be expected to work on commercial agreements and pension change documents, provide advice to both trustees and corporates, and to regulatory bodies and master trust providers.

Skills and experience

We are looking for:

• 0-4 post qualification experience (PQE) within a respected law firm or in-house legal team
• Strong interest in pensions law and familiarity with Irish pensions regulation and master trusts is desirable
• Ability to work on commercial agreements and pension change documents, advising both trustees and corporates
• Understanding of how pensions law intersects with corporate, regulatory, and employment matters
• Comfort working in a cross-jurisdictional team and contributing to shared goals
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially when explaining complex pensions issues to clients

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.