$139,000–$192,000 Per Year
Attorney, Capital Markets, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Compensation and Benefits, Cross-Selling, Customer Relations, ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), Employee Benefits, Fiduciary, Legal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Post Closing, Regulations, Retirement Plan, Test Plan/Schedule, Time Management
Job Title
Salary range: $139K - $192K
About This Role
What We're Looking For:
We need someone with 4–10 years of substantive employee benefits experience at a law firm, with a primary focus on the retirement / ERISA side — qualified plans, 401(k), pension, deferred compensation, and plan compliance counseling. You should be comfortable advising plan-sponsor employers on complex ERISA matters and have a track record of handling qualified plan design, compliance, and M&A benefits diligence. Bonus points if you bring executive compensation experience (409A, equity plans, employment agreements) or a Tax LL.M. / CPA background.
What You'll Do:
- Design, draft, and amend 401(k), pension, profit-sharing, and other qualified retirement plans for a sophisticated client base ranging from local employers to Fortune 100 and international public companies
- Advise plan sponsors and fiduciary committees on day-to-day plan compliance, nondiscrimination testing, plan corrections (EPCRS/VFCP), and IRS/DOL audits
- Implement SECURE Act / SECURE 2.0 changes and stay current on ongoing regulatory developments affecting plan sponsors
- Collaborate closely with the firm's active corporate and capital markets groups on M&A benefits diligence — reviewing target plans, identifying liabilities, drafting reps and warranties, and handling plan integration post-closing
- Counsel clients on nonqualified deferred compensation (409A), executive compensation arrangements, equity and incentive plans, and severance agreements
- Engage directly with demanding institutional clients, particularly around year-end deadlines, with client-facing opportunities available for those seeking to build toward partnership
- Work within a collegial, lockstep-with-accountability partnership model that structurally incentivizes cross-selling and early associate development — no eat-what-you-kill dynamics