Employment Incentives Solicitor (1–8 PQE) | London

Employment Incentives Solicitor (1–8 PQE) | London

We are working with a number of leading UK and international law firms looking to expand their Employment Incentives teams in London.

These roles offer the opportunity to advise major listed companies, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and global businesses on a broad mix of transactional and standalone advisory matters relating to executive remuneration and employee incentives.

Lawyers in these teams work closely with corporate, tax, employment, and regulatory specialists on high-profile domestic and cross-border matters.

Key areas of work include:

• Advising on the impact of mergers, takeovers, disposals, IPOs, restructurings, financings, and capital raisings on employee incentive arrangements
• Designing and implementing remuneration and equity-based incentive plans
• Supporting the management and operation of global incentive programmes
• Advising on corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters
• Executive appointments, departures, and senior personnel arrangements
• Share plans, LTIPs, bonus structures, and broader remuneration frameworks

Candidate requirements:

• 1–8 years’ PQE gained at a recognised UK or international law firm
• Experience in employment incentives, executive remuneration, share schemes, or related transactional work
• Strong technical and drafting skills
• Commercially minded with the ability to work across complex, fast-paced transactions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

If this has caught your interest, I’d love to hear from you. You can apply via the link or contact me directly at pascale@rutherfordsearch.com.