The Pensions Regulator

Secondment opportunities at the Pensions Regulator

Sample job profile

Lawyer
Corporate risk management

Objectives

To work as part of a cross-functional team providing an effective, rapid, riskbased clearance service for corporate transactions or investigating avoidance activities. To provide legal assessment, analysis and guidance and to contribute to the development of regulations, policies and operational guidelines.

Roles & responsibilities

• Providing the legal expertise to cases
• Ensuring that key meetings and decisions relating to a case, event or enquiry are documented and communicated in order to ensure the legal integrity and 'defendability' (in the event of a judicial review) of any clearance or avoidance decisions taken
• Rapidly assessing the transaction at the centre of clearance, exploratory or avoidance cases
• Making risk-based corporate clearance decisions at an operational level
• Supporting effective negotiation and arbitration for disputes concerning pensions liabilities in corporate transactions in order to protect members' benefits
• Progressing cases to completion and escalating priority cases and issues
• Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction through professional and timely services
• Providing mentoring and skills transference to team members
• Identifying and developing ways of changing the effectiveness of the team
• Identifying and providing input to any proposed changes in pensions legislation and guidance for the Pensions Regulator
• Liaising with other teams within the Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund and other regulators

Experience

A mix of the following:

• Knowledge and experience in pensions law, in particular the Pensions Act 2004 and regulations made under it
• Experience of corporate or insolvency law, both UK and international
• Experience showing ability to rapidly assess the legal aspects of a corporation, its subsidiaries and related companies, financial structures and business operations, in order to draw out key issues which need to be focused upon
• Legal investigations

Key skills/personal profile

A flexible self-starter and definite team player with:

• Strong all-round communication skills
• Ability to organise, plan and manage
• Ability and willingness to mentor and transfer knowledge
• Attention to detail, accuracy and audit trails

Qualifications

• Solicitor or Barrister qualified to work in the UK with at least three years' practical experience
• Graduate BSc/BA (Hons) Degree or equivalent