Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney

A law firm in Chicago is currently seeking an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The ideal candidate will bring significant expertise in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation counseling, particularly in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. As an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney, the candidate will play a pivotal role in providing counsel on benefits and compensation issues related to corporate transactions. The position requires a comprehensive understanding of tax and ERISA issues affecting retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans, compensation arrangements, and executive agreements. The attorney will be involved in due diligence, purchase agreement review, plan terminations, and benefits integration.

Job Details:

• Provide counsel on employee benefits and executive compensation issues
• Research tax and ERISA issues affecting retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans, compensation arrangements, and executive agreements
• Review statutory and regulatory changes, advising clients on compliance strategies
• Assist with due diligence, purchase agreement review, plan terminations, and benefits integration in corporate transactions
• Draft employment agreements, equity and phantom equity incentive arrangements, and transaction bonus agreements
• Complete IRS and Department of Labor correction program filings
• Experience with ESOPs, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability, and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A compliance is preferred

Experience:

• 4-6 years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation counseling
• Experience in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice in the relevant jurisdiction

Skills:

• Comprehensive understanding of tax and ERISA issues
• Drafting and negotiating skills for employment agreements and incentive arrangements
• Familiarity with ESOPs, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability, and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A compliance

This branch office of a mid-west firm is going places. Firm wide, this firm is considered a large firm. This office operates like a small law firm, and its quality of its attorneys and work is high. This is a busy office that represents a lot of the mid-west powerhouse companies in business transactions, intellectual property and litigation, such as commercial, securities, product liability, insurance coverage, and intellectual property matters. The firms lawyers try cases all over the nations, and try more cases than most firms in the country. The firm hires the best and brightest from top national and regional law schools. The pay is average, but the billable requirement is reasonable. People work hard, but the firm realizes that quality of life is just as important. Associates who stay 7-8 years make partner. People really do get along with one another. This firm is always looking to find awesome, talented attorneys. Find your niche in business, real property, litigation, and intellectual property law within a relaxed yet highly professional atmosphere.