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Mid-level Attorney with executive compensation experience

Palo Alto office of an AmLaw firm seeks mid-level attorney with 4-5 years of executive compensation and benefits 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. Must preferably have experience working with public and private employers, including start-up companies, on all aspects of the employee benefits practice, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (including section 280G analysis), 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 be a member, of the California State Bar. Legal

The 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. Strong interpersonal communication skills, excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of ethics and conduct codes, are a requirement for the practice of law.

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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ERISA/Executive Compensation

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Full-Time

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