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New York City office of our client seeks mid-level attorney with 3-5 years of experience in executive compensation and employee benefits. The candidate will serve broad expertise in pensions, executive compensation, employee benefits and employment matters. Must preferably have experience Section 409A of the Code, including executive deferred compensation plans; Cash and equity-based incentives; Employment, consulting, severance and other service-related contracts in the transactional context (diligence, transaction agreement and schedules, negotiation of going-forward employment and equity terms for senior management, Section 280G of the Code); Benefit plan operations (401(k), medical); Title I of ERISA (plan asset rules from both the fund and investor perspective) and in the employment-law context. Legal

The candidate should have strong drafting skills and sound judgment. Superior client service orientation and work ethic are needed. Ability to juggle and take primary responsibility for multiple deals and matters simultaneously is essential. Excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to collaborate is essential. Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

Law offices are based in Toronto, New York and Calgary. Area of specialization is business law. The legal practice was formed in 1941. Two-hundred and seventy-six qualified attorneys and a professional support staff are employed at the firm. They represent clients worldwide. Practice areas and industries are significant. Some of their practice areas include competition-antitrust, corporate-capital markets, intellectual property and litigation-dispute resolution. The law practice endorses pro-bono work.

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New York City office of our client, a Chambers ranked law firm, is actively seeking associates to join our Tax, Pensions and Employment Group. The candidate should preferably have an admission to the New York State Bar. Should preferably have 3-5 years of experience. Legal

The candidate should have stellar academic credentials and major law firm experience.

With more than 3,200 lawyers, this is one of the biggest law practices in the world. Tracing its roots back to the early 19th century, this is a fully integrated global law firm with a comprehensive U.S. practice. Its attorneys lend their expertise in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, intellectual property, public policy, real estate, and e-commerce to nearly one-half of the Fortune 500 companies in industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. The firm offers these clients a combination of locally qualified lawyers along with practitioners deeply experienced in international matters in virtually all of the key financial centers in the world. In the U.S., it has top-ranked transactional capabilities complemented by one of the strongest litigation practices in the country.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks employee benefits and executive compensation associate attorney with 1-6 years of experience. Legal

There may be no I in teamwork, but there's an I in this firm, both figuratively and literally. While this firm is decidedly rigid in the academic standards necessary to work here, they also look for individualists. Hoping to learn and profit from diversity, this firm likes people who stand out in a crowd, which makes these offices lively and occasionally competitive. While well known for their corporate practice, it's the litigators pulling the long hours these days, in sometimes cramped but well decorated midtown offices. This firm is known in the community as one of the most desirable places to work, and we couldn't agree more.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks litigation ERISA associate attorney with 3+ years of experience. The candidate will be expected to assume substantial responsibility, including drafting of briefs on critical motions, management of discovery, depositions and court appearances. Admission to the CT Bar is required. Law review experience and/or judicial clerkship experience are a plus. ERISA benefits litigation experience is preferred. Legal

The candidate should have superior academic credentials, excellent writing and analytical skills, and large-firm or equivalent experience.

This boutique New York law firm has lawyers that serve institutional and industrial clients in areas such as e-commerce, intellectual property, manufacturing, utilities, labor and employment, environmental, real estate development, financial services and entrepreneurial business. Attorneys work together in a team-oriented environment and receive relatively competitive salaries.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks senior employee benefits attorney with 7+ years of health and welfare benefits experience. The candidate will work with both employers and plan services providers to help them comply with the latest legal developments. Industry experience is preferred. Legal

The candidate should be motivated self-starter with stellar academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, a commitment to excellence and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

This firm has gone through countless mergers to end up where it is today: a national full-service firm. The New York office has the advantage of having both suburban East Coast offices and branches in several major cities, which allows the firm to accommodate a spectrum of needs and clients. In the city, the practice is strongly litigation and intellectual property oriented, with a particularly popular employment section. Associates here have the benefits of a smaller firm attitude with the offices and paychecks of a large firm. Pulling down lots of hours, but not unreasonable amounts, the associates get good responsibility and on the job training.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks associate attorney with 1-6 years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation. Prior law firm experience in these practices are required. Legal

A premier, full-service law firm, this law concern has a single-minded commitment to excellence and has established long-term relationships with major domestic and international corporations, institutions, and individuals that seek innovative and practical solutions for both their everyday and their complex legal matters. The attorneys here provide a flexible, interdisciplinary approach, reaching across practice areas such as antitrust, banking and finance, business immigration, corporate, capital markets, corporate governance, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, claims trading and distressed investment advice, mass tort and class-action bankruptcy, executive compensation, employment law, environmental, false advertising, insurance, intellectual property, Internet and e-commerce, due diligence, unfair competition, land use, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and white-collar defense.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks senior executive compensation associate attorney with experience. The candidate will work closely with all attorneys in the practice section, as well as interact directly with clients on a wide variety of highly sophisticated transactions and must have experience both working in teams and in managing certain aspects of transactions independently. Must preferably have experience working with public and private employers, including start-up companies, on all aspects of the executive compensation and benefits practice, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (including Section 280G analysis), financings, initial public offerings, executive terminations and hires, stock compensation plans and award agreements, nonqualified deferred compensation (Section 409A), general ERISA and group benefit plans, and public company reporting and disclosure obligations. Must have knowledge of ethics and conduct codes. Large law firm experience is preferred. Must be a member of the New York State Bar. Legal

The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor degree (JD) from an accredited law school. An excellent academic background and exceptional research and writing skills are highly-valued. Should preferably have strong interpersonal communication skills, excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of ethics and conduct codes.

This Vault Law 100 and one of the Top 25 Best Law Firm in Southern California boasts attorneys who are highly regarded with forward-thinking approaches, enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines, and their unsurpassed commercial awareness. The firm has an ?emerging issues? program, which allows the firm to pioneer new and novel areas of the law. Associates have the opportunity to work on ground-breaking, high-profile matters for some of the world?s most innovative companies on a day-to-day basis. The firm has had its hand in the growth of global commerce and industry, allowing its associates to obtain truly substantive experience. The firm also require its attorneys to complete a minimum of 25 pro bono hours. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks executive compensation and employee benefits attorney with 2-5 years of experience. The candidate will serve a mix of executive compensation, equity and other incentive compensation, and ERISA work. Will serve in mix of transaction related work as well as general advisory work. Legal

This Vault 50 leading international law firm has been consistently ranked among the world?s top law firms in industry surveys and major publications. Associates emphasize the firm?s flexibility and the ability to ?work on cutting-edge, high-stakes matters with brilliant attorneys,? as well as the ability to advise clients on some of today?s most complex and significant matters. Associates described the firm as ?laid back? and a ?BigLaw paradise.? Associates are drawn to the firm?s impressive reputation and headline hitting cases. One associate remarked at how happy he noticed attorneys working at this firm were. Junior attorneys obtain experience in document review and drafting, motion drafting, appellate brief drafting, first-chairing depositions, and working on memoranda for major clients. The firm is distinctively positioned in today?s global marketplace and offers unparalleled, innovative thinking for clients with the most challenging needs. The attorneys at this firm aspire to handle all matters as partners with their clients. The firm leads retreats across its offices, allowing great networking opportunities. The firm also emphasizes a strong diversity and pro bono on its attorneys.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks corporate associate attorney with 1-4 years of experience. The candidate should preferably have experience in or are eager to immerse themselves in identifying and addressing Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits issues in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions; drafting, designing, and implementing employment, cash or equity incentive, change in control, severance, or deferred compensation arrangements or programs for private and public company clients and for executive clients, and assisting public company clients with their various Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits - related filing and disclosure obligations. Experience in transactional work (whether with an Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits or corporate background) are encouraged to apply. Familiarity with retirement and/or health and welfare plans are helpful. Legal

This AmLaw 100 firm is consistently praised by its associates for offering high caliber, interesting work while still allowing for flexibility in work schedule and respect for its associates. The firm has been consistently on the cutting edge of legal developments, and is a leader in the data privacy and cyber security space. It's associates get top-of-the-market pay and complex work. The atmosphere is friendly and the firm values the career development of its associates, offering great training opportunities and mentorship.

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New York City office of an AmLaw firm seeks senior employee benefits and compensation attorney with 5+ years of experience. The candidate should have specific experience with ESOP transactions. Experience in multiemployer plan withdrawal liability, corporate transactions, qualified defined benefit plans, and executive compensation is preferred. Large law firm experience is preferred. A junior partner or counsel candidates with some portable business will be considered. Legal

Associates at this prestigious firm applaud that they are given high-level work paired with ample resources; the result, they say, is that they receive interesting projects and valuable collaborations with senior associates and partners. They also praise its flexible face-time policies paired with market pay.

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