Senior Employee Benefits (Executive Compensation) Associate Attorney

Los Angeles office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a senior employee benefits (executive compensation) associate attorney with 7 years of knowledge of/experience in executive compensation and employee benefits, specifically in areas of executive compensation, design, and implementation of equity-based compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation; Section 409A, Section 280G, securities, executive employment agreements, executive severance agreements and change in control agreements, and employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions/downsizing. The candidate should preferably have experience with profits interests, partnership tax, global equity compensation, and private equity. Candidates with some or a combination of experience in these areas are encouraged to apply. Should preferably have prior executive compensation experience. Admission to practice law in one of the following jurisdictions is mandatory: Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, or Washington, DC is mandatory.

The candidate should have the highest level of legal and practical problem-solving skills, strong oral presentation, and client relations acumen. Must possess strong academic credentials and have excellent communication and writing skills, especially in distilling complex matters into easy-to-understand, actionable advice. Juris Doctorate degree required.

The Los Angeles office of this large, national firm is among the largest of the firms offices, with especially strong practices in the areas of labor and employment law and health care law. Offering services to a wide variety of clients both in southern California and nationally the firms attorneys also regularly practice in areas that include general litigation, government contracts, intellectual property, and corporate and securities law. Many of the firms partners have served in key government positions with, among others, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor and Health and Human Services, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.