Employee Benefits, ERISA & Executive Compensation Attorney
Employee Benefits, ERISA & Executive Compensation Attorney Opportunities
WHO THESE ROLES ARE FOR
- Focused on employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, benefits compliance, and executive compensation arrangements.
- Candidates must have experience in employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, tax, or benefits compliance.
- Candidates must have strong drafting and analytical skills.
- Candidates must be comfortable advising employers, plan sponsors, or executives.
- Candidates must have relevant bar admission or eligibility.
- Candidates must be interested in technical benefits and compensation work.
These Roles Are Not Suitable For
- Litigation-only attorneys.
- General corporate attorneys with no benefits or executive compensation exposure.
- Attorneys without strong drafting and research skills.
About The Opportunities
We are speaking with attorneys and legal professionals for select opportunities involving employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, benefits compliance, and executive compensation arrangements. These roles are grouped because the same candidate audience could reasonably match more than one opening in this tile.
Current Openings
Rochester / Buffalo, NY - Executive Compensation Attorney
Location: Rochester / Buffalo, NY
Compensation: $120K-$170K
Experience: 1-7 Years
Work Model: Hybrid
Focus: 1-7 years substantive executive compensation or EBEC-focused law firm experience; executive employment agreements, severance, change-in-control protections, equity plans, stock options, RSUs, performance shares, profits interests, M&A executive compensation, 280G, 409A, 457(f), 457A, proxy compensation disclosure, comp committee counseling.
Rochester / Buffalo / Albany, NY - Employee Benefits Attorney
Location: Rochester / Buffalo / Albany, NY
Compensation: $139K-$192K
Experience: 4-10 Years
Work Model: Hybrid
Focus: 4-10 years substantive employee benefits/ERISA law firm experience focused on retirement and qualified plans; 401(k), pension, profit-sharing, plan design/amendments, plan sponsor counseling, nondiscrimination testing, plan corrections, EPCRS/VFCP, IRS/DOL audits, SECURE/SECURE 2.0, M&A benefits diligence, plan integration.
Des Moines / Cedar Rapids / Ames, IA - Employee Benefits/ERISA Attorney
Location: Des Moines / Cedar Rapids / Ames, IA
Compensation: $160K-$225K
Experience: 2-10 Years
Work Model: Hybrid
Focus: 2-10 years ERISA/ESOP law; employee benefits and compensation; ESOPs, 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans, plan drafting/amendment, ERISA compliance, fiduciary duties, plan corrections, M&A benefits due diligence, plan transitions, client relationship development.