Senior Employee Share Schemes Solicitor

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🕒 June 11

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Harper James

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Construction • Legal

Harper James is a national commercial law firm designed to provide expert legal advice to ambitious and entrepreneurial businesses in the UK. The firm offers a wide range of legal services, including banking and finance law, business disputes, immigration law, commercial law, corporate law, data protection, employment law, intellectual property, and IT law. Harper James differentiates itself by offering flexible and affordable legal solutions, catering specifically to start-ups, medium, and large businesses. Their innovative subscription service model offers businesses access to high-quality legal advice at a controlled cost, making it easier for companies to manage their legal needs efficiently.

📋 Description

• You will take the lead on a broad range of employee share scheme and equity incentive matters, supporting businesses with the design, implementation and ongoing management of their share plans. • You will work closely with founders, senior leadership teams, HR teams and in‑house counsel, providing clear, pragmatic advice that supports business growth while ensuring schemes are structured effectively and compliantly. • Your work is likely to include advising on matters such as: Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share option schemes, Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) and other HMRC‑approved share plans, Unapproved share option schemes and growth share arrangements, Design and implementation of equity incentive structures for start‑ups and scale‑ups, Employee share schemes in the context of investment rounds and corporate transactions, Drafting option agreements, plan rules and related documentation, Advising on tax considerations relating to share schemes (working alongside tax specialists where required), Supporting founders and boards with equity structuring and incentive strategies, Share scheme issues arising in corporate restructures, exits and acquisitions.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 8 years’ PQE with strong experience in employee share schemes and equity incentives • Demonstrable experience designing and implementing EMI schemes and other share option arrangements • Experience advising founder‑led businesses, start‑ups and scale‑ups would be advantageous • Ability to manage matters independently and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice • Strong drafting skills and attention to detail • Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills • Confidence working with founders, leadership teams and in‑house legal functions.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • 33 days holiday, including public holidays. • Option to buy up to 5 holiday days a year. • Private Healthcare • Death in service benefit. • Access to our electric car scheme. • Flexible working as part of a fully remote but collaborative team.