Associate Attorney – Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits (Tax)

About the Role

Our client is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Tax Department, focusing on Executive Compensation, Employment, and Benefits.

This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with at least 3 years of experience advising clients on executive compensation, employee benefits, and related tax matters. The successful candidate will work on sophisticated transactions involving public and private companies, partnering with multidisciplinary legal teams to advise on compensation and benefits issues across mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and general corporate matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on executive compensation and employee benefits matters

• Provide legal support on compensation and benefits aspects of:

  • Mergers & acquisitions

  • Capital markets transactions

  • Corporate reorganizations

  • General corporate transactions

• Draft, review, and negotiate:

  • Executive employment agreements

  • Equity incentive plans

  • Bonus and incentive compensation arrangements

  • Severance and change-in-control agreements

  • Employee benefit plans

• Counsel clients on the tax implications of executive compensation and employee benefit arrangements

• Collaborate with attorneys across Tax, Corporate, Employment, and Capital Markets practices

• Conduct legal research and prepare client-facing analyses on compensation, benefits, and tax developments

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in:

  • Executive compensation

  • Employee benefits

  • Tax-related compensation matters

• Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits laws and regulations

• Experience advising clients on executive compensation arrangements and employee benefit plans

• Excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters simultaneously

• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required

• Admission to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction or eligibility for admission

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting:

  • Mergers & acquisitions

  • Capital markets transactions

  • Public company compensation matters

  • Equity compensation programs

• Experience working at a national or international law firm

• Strong client counseling and project management skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Business-minded attorney with strong executive compensation and employee benefits experience

• Detail-oriented with exceptional drafting and analytical skills

• Collaborative team player who enjoys working on sophisticated corporate transactions

• Strong communicator with the ability to manage client relationships and cross-functional matters

• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment

Preferred Background

Best-fit candidates likely come from:

• Executive Compensation & Benefits practices

• Tax practices with executive compensation focus

• Employee Benefits groups

• Am Law 100 law firms