Partner or Legal Director – Employee Incentives (Corporate Tax)
Bristol
About the firm
We are delighted to be partnering with an ambitious, full service, UK Top 50 national law firm with exciting growth plans for its Bristol office. They advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Property, Corporate Services, Litigation and Private Client Advisory. The firm is motivated to grow a substantial partner-led offering from its Bristol base, having already attracted several leading lawyers from across the region.
About the role
As an established Corporate Tax Partner, Legal Director or senior lawyer in the Bristol region, you will be joining the highly successful Corporate Services group, collaborating specifically with the Employee Incentives team who are motivated to progress ambitious plans in line with the firm’s growth strategy. This specialist team advises a range of clients from start-ups to listed companies and internationals, including providing advice on:
- The selection, design and implementation of equity and cash incentive arrangements for employees to maximise their engagement
- HMRC approved and tax efficient share plans including EMI, CSOP, SIP and SAYE
- Bespoke growth share plans, nil paid plans and LTIPs
- Employee benefit trusts
- The effect of existing arrangements in relation to terminations and corporate transactions
The team is proud of its national reputation for advising founders, trustees and executives in relation to Employee Ownership Trusts. This new opportunity is based in central Bristol and has a particular focus on working with the partners there to enhance and extend the firm’s presence in the region.
About you
The firm is seeking to recruit an individual who has the drive and commitment to deliver continued growth and development of their Employee Incentives practice and become an core senior member of the Bristol team. You will have gained considerable exposure as an Employee Incentives practitioner and be expected to operate at a high level in terms of technical excellence, team development, client liaison and business development. You may be an established partner, or seeking the next step in your career.
This is a great opportunity to be a key member of a highly successful and ambitious Employee Incentives team which forms part of the Corporate Tax Team (ranked as Tier 1 in Legal 500).
Being an active business developer, you will be keen to engage in networking and broader work to extend the profile of the Corporate and Corporate Tax teams more generally. This will encompass a range of business development activities including attending events, networking, supporting on tenders/pitches and preparing thought leadership content for various publications.
You appreciate how best to work with clients to understand their priorities and preferences, applying your commercial insights and a pragmatic approach to each matter. Your client-focussed style will be important in supporting the team as they develop, giving clear, timely and practical legal advice on often complex and technical areas of law.
You are entrepreneurial, proactive and enthusiastic with proven specialist expertise in Corporate Tax law. With a flair for developing strong relationships with clients, you are confident in your ability to advise directly on the more complex matters. You’ll also be accustomed to supporting and developing less experienced team members to become more independent, with active knowledge sharing and a supportive supervision style.
Benefits:
Partner benefits will be discussed at interview stage.
Employee benefits at Legal Director include:
- 30 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
- Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
- Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
- Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
- Paid ESG day (Environmental, Social and Governance)
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Agile Working Policy
- Dress for your Day Policy
For an informal discussion about this opportunity without commitment and in confidence, please contact Charlotte Ferguson, Recruitment Manager at cferguson@cathedralappointments.co.uk