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Chicago office of our client seeks mid-to-senior employee benefits and executive compensation associate/counsel with 5+ years of experience, with a particular focus on health and welfare benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life and accident, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs), and severance pay plans. The candidate will assist with a wide variety of other employee benefits matters, including mergers and acquisitions due diligence, executive compensation and qualified plans. Should have significant experience advising clients with respect to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provisions applicable to employee benefit plans. Must be familiar with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), Medicare and TRICARE Secondary Payer Rules (MSP), Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA), Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), state insurance laws, and the impact of federal employment discrimination laws on employee benefit plans (such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)). Experience includes reviewing and negotiating administrative service agreements; drafting plan documents, Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and Summaries of Material Modifications (SMMs); advising client regarding participant notices and government filings; and handling Department of Labor audits. Multiemployer and Multiple Employer Welfare Plan experience is a plus. Legal

Must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing skills, and the ability to work well on a team.

This is one of the youngest, as well as one of the most prestigious, of Chicago's major law firms. This firm has a strong entrepreneurial bent, and since its inception has grown tremendously with the explosive rise of startups and emerging technology companies. The firms and specializes in litigation, corporate, finance and real estate law. Instead of Fortune 500 companies as clients, the firm primarily relies on the historical base of entrepreneurial, diversified small clients that have grown quickly with the firm. Likewise, the slowdown of the high tech industry has constricted the firm's growth, and some say the growth will slow down, or perhaps decline, before the activity pick up again. But the firm is on solid ground and will once again ride the wave to greater success. Be assured that the firm does have its share of large corporate companies as clients. Because the partners are mostly younger than their counterparts at other firms, the place feels less institutional and hierarchal. Just about all associates bill over 2000 hours per year, but bonus is above 2200, to which the firm strictly adheres. Compensation is top market. Attorneys at the firms take the practice of law very seriously, and put out a great product for the clients. Accordingly, work is the primary focus of the lawyers at the firm, and the firm is not a place for the weak or timid, which is not to say people there are not nice. Both partners and associates leave their doors open and are approachable. You must have stellar academic credentials and meaningful law firm experience to work here. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work hard, produce great work product, and get highly compensated in the process.

Chicago office of our client seeks tax associate attorney with 2-4 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience in mergers and acquisition, bankruptcy and corporate finance transactions. The candidate should have familiarity with tax and securities laws relating to executive compensation and employee benefits, including ERISA. Legal

The Midwest law office started their legal practice thirty years ago. More than one-hundred skilled attorneys are on staff. Areas of specialization are transactional and litigation law. Practice areas are comprehensive. Asset-based lending, bank financing, benefits-compensation, capital markets, environmental litigation, securities litigation-professional liability and transactional tax are some of their practice disciplines. Hospitality, financial services, energy and healthcare are a few of their practice industries. The Midwest practice is known for their legal prowess in tax matters of renewable energy projects.

Chicago office of our client seeks employee benefits/ERISA associate with 3-4 years of experience. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with qualified retirement plan issues. Experience with compliance matters is preferred. Experience in health and welfare plan issues and executive compensation issues is also helpful. Admittance to the Illinois Bar is preferred. Legal

One of the nation's oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.

Saint Charles office is seeking an ERISA attorney for their labor an employment practice. A portable business is not required but a plus. Legal

This reputed Illinois-based law firm has several offices throughout the United States and is comprised of a large team of highly skilled attorneys. Some of its key practice areas are litigation and corporate-transactional services. An equal opportunity employer, the firm endorses diversity in its workforce.