Job Description

ERISA and Executive Compensation Associate

(Mid to Senior Level) 

Multiple U.S. Offices

The Opportunity

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a mid to senior level associate to its ERISA and Executive Compensation practice within the Business Law Department. This is a core role supporting public and private companies on sophisticated compensation and benefits matters tied to transactions, growth, and governance.

The practice is nationally integrated, busy, and well established within the firm’s broader corporate platform.

Role Summary

You will advise companies on executive compensation and employee benefits issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions, financings, IPOs, and ongoing corporate operations. The work is technical, deal driven, and closely coordinated with leading corporate, tax, and securities lawyers across offices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising on equity and incentive compensation arrangements
  

• Counseling on tax and securities law issues related to executive pay
  

• Supporting transactional matters involving compensation and benefits
  

• Handling ERISA and employee benefit plan matters, as experience allows
  

• Managing discrete workstreams with increasing independence
  

Candidate Profile

• 4 to 6 years of relevant law firm experience
  

• Background in executive compensation and equity based arrangements is required
  

• Experience advising public and private companies in transactional settings
  

• ERISA and employee benefits experience is helpful but not mandatory
  

• Strong drafting skills and comfort working directly with partners and clients
  

• Admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction preferred
  

Why This Role

• Highly regarded ERISA and Executive Compensation platform within an AmLaw 100 firm
  

• Steady flow of high end transactional work across industries
  

• Direct exposure to sophisticated clients and complex matters
  

• Clear runway for skill development and responsibility
  

• National practice with real cross office collaboration, not siloed staffing
  

Locations

This role is available in the following offices:

• New York
  

• Boston
  

• Washington, DC
  

• San Francisco
  

• Silicon Valley
  

• Santa Monica
  

Next Steps

This search is confidential. Qualified associates who want a serious executive compensation practice with depth, deal flow, and long term upside should reach out directly for a discreet conversation.

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