Compensation and Benefits Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Compensation and Benefits Associate in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will have two to four years of experience in compensation and benefits aspects of complex corporate transactions and counseling emerging growth companies.

Duties

• Advise on compensation and benefits matters for public companies and high-growth businesses.
• Collaborate with client teams to provide seamless counsel.
• Engage in day-to-day counseling of emerging growth companies.
• Work with growth-stage technology and life sciences companies and investors.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience at a peer law firm.
• Exceptional academic credentials.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Membership to the State Bar of the office of the state in which the candidate expects to be located.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Certifications

• State Bar membership.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and research abilities.
• Strong organizational skills.

Benefits

• Elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Mental well-being programs.
• Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability and parental leave benefits.
• Health savings account contributions and flexible spending accounts.
• 401K program.
• Compensated time off through Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

This Silicon Valley firm offers a full-service practice which covers a number of areas, including: intellectual property, corporate, and labor & employment. The firm's intellectual property practice is both rapidly expanding and exceptionally solid; the firm's intellectual property attorneys have extensive experience in state, federal, and international litigation, as well as licensing, litigation avoidance and other matters across the complete spectrum of intellectual property issues. The atmosphere is collegial, but slightly more conservative than most Bay Area firms. Salaries are in line with other top Bay Area firms, and the firm provides a sizable bonus for all lawyers who bill at least 1,950 hours, with additional money based on three separate billable-hour levels above 1,950.