This vacancy is for a full-time pensions solicitor to join Legal & General Investment Management’s London legal department ("LGIM Legal").

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic individual with strong emotional intelligence that is proactive, keen to get involved in a wide variety of work and able to communicate and present effectively with different levels of the LGIM business.

The role will involve proving  legal advice on the legal and regulatory issues which arise in relation to the LGIM pensions business and workplace savings including:

• drafting, negotiating and amending client-facing, mainly high value, financial services agreements (e.g. fund management agreements);
• providing legal support to the business in relation to LGIM products throughout their lifecycle;
• providing assistance to the business and instructing external counsel;
• assessing and advising all departments (e.g. fund managers, product, operations, finance and sales) on the legal risks arising in the business and recommending appropriate courses of action and strategies to manage those risks;
• contributing to ongoing projects within the department; and
• monitoring legal developments and other events which are likely to have legal implications for the LGIM business and assist in developing strategies for LGIM companies to adopt in the light of them.

• Fully qualified commercially thinking lawyer with solid and relevant experience of working in a law firm or had a legal role within an international asset management organisation or life group or similar.
• Solid understanding of the laws applicable to UK pensions.
• Knowledge of unit linked insurance, both common law and regulatory, also an advantage.
• Ability to advise on the challenging mix of different laws and regulations that will be relevant and experience of international projects would be useful.
• Familiarity with trust, tax and data protection law
•  Knowledge of corporate and general commercial law helpful.
• Positive, pro-active attitude suited to being a team member within a dynamic business environment.
• Good drafting and other legal skills and the ability to work and manage projects under minimum supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to instil confidence and to build strong relationships with senior management, board members and stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen.
• Project management and strong organisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong delivery focus
• Pro-active team player
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.