Associate Attorney, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Job Description

Job Description

Associate Attorney - Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

Hybrid | New York, NY

Our client, a mid-sized law firm, is looking for a mid-level Associate to join its Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice. You will work on the deals and executive negotiations that shape how companies and their leaders get paid, from startup founders to public company CEOs.

What you'll do

• Structure and negotiate employment agreements for senior executives and companies.
• Advise on equity compensation and deferred compensation arrangements.
• Handle change-in-control, severance, and separation agreements.
• Support the compensation and benefits side of M&A, IPOs, and other sale and liquidity transactions, for both private and public companies.
• Work with a mix of clients: public and private companies, startups, private equity sponsors, and individual executives.

What you bring

• 3 to 4 years at a major law firm in executive compensation and employee benefits (class years 2022 and 2023).
• Hands-on experience with employment agreements, equity and deferred compensation, change-in-control, and severance.
• Transaction experience across M&A, IPOs, and other liquidity events.
• Working knowledge of Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A, 280G, and 83(b) is a plus.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Admission to the New York or New Jersey Bar.

Compensation

$260,000 to $310,000 base salary, depending on class year. Bonus and benefits are also provided.