Share Plans & Incentives Lawyer presso Pinsent Masons

Share Plans & INCENTIVES Lawyer (3 TO 6 yrs PQE)

London

The Requirement

The requirement is for a 3 to 6 years’ PQE lawyer, to specialise in share plans and incentives.  The role sits within the wider Employment & Reward team but is distinct from an employment law role and covers the areas described below.

Candidates are not expected to have comprehensive knowledge/experience currently of all the areas our practice cover, but a willingness to learn is vital.

Location

The role is available in our London office.

The Role

We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic lawyer to join the well-respected share plans and incentives team within the Employment & Reward Group at Pinsent Masons.

Share plans and incentives form part of our cross-practice group reward offering (remuneration, benefits and incentives), with particular focus on our global sectors.   

Our client base is very broad, ranging from multinational FTSE 100 companies to small companies owned by the original founder shareholders and VC backed companies.  This provides an interesting and varied workload, from setting up the first incentive arrangements for start-up companies, working with companies and our corporate colleagues on a variety of exit incentive arrangements, to advising clients who offer plans internationally in multiple jurisdictions, often together with our colleagues in offices outside of the UK.  We work with clients of all sizes structuring, drafting, implementing and then providing ongoing advice on the operation and tax treatment of all forms of share plans and incentives and associated employee trusts.  We support corporate colleagues on share plan and incentives aspects of transactions and our employment colleagues on the onboarding and departure of senior employees.

The team is listed in both Chambers (Band 3) and Legal 500 (Tier 2).

Share plans and incentives draw on a number of areas of legal knowledge: tax, employment, governance and regulatory, corporate and commercial. It requires drafting skills with a good eye for detail, an ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in plain English, an organised and practical approach, strong project management skills, the ability to deal with a range of people and personalities, and a sense of humour!

Your work within the team will comprise the following areas:

• Advising on the structure and implementation of equity incentive arrangements taking into account, as appropriate, tax, corporate law, corporate governance and other associated legal aspects affecting the operation of such arrangements. 
• Drafting the rules and agreements of share plans and associated employee and company documents.  
• Carrying out legal and tax due diligence across multiple countries in respect to the operation of share plans in multiple jurisdictions.  
• Advising on the operation of and structuring of employee benefit trust arrangements and their operation in conjunction with equity and cash awards.
• Providing corporate support in respect of equity arrangements on a wide variety of transactions including private M&A, public company takeovers and listings.
• Working closely with employment colleagues in respect of joiner and leaver situations, and assisting in preparing settlement agreements.
• Advising on the Financial Services Remuneration Codes.
• Providing advice and thought leadership to our clients on corporate governance and executive remuneration issues.

What will we offer you? 

• We are a market leading, dynamic and growing global team who work together to produce outstanding results for our clients. 
• We invest in our team and have a first-class training and career development programme, monthly 121s, career discussions and biannual appraisals. Our training reflects our position as a market leader in communications and sourcing. Our training will assist you to develop as a specialist with valuable sector knowledge and the ability to deliver "best of breed" services.

Awards

Pinsent Masons won the title of ‘Europe’s Most Innovative Law Firm’ at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2023 and the ‘Best Talent and Inclusion’ award at The Lawyer Awards 2022. The firm has been named global Construction Law Firm of the Year 2023 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards. The firm is also named Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year 2023 by the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards. The firm has placed in the Top 10 Top Employers for Working Families for its 7th consecutive year. Go to www.pinsentmasons.com/accolades to view all of our global awards and nominations. 

Please note we only accept applications made via our recruitment portal. Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Steffy Lam who can discuss the role and requirements.

Contact details: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffy-lam-715241238/

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At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.