Executive Compensation Associate Attorney

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced associate attorney to join our Executive Compensation team in New York or Houston. We advise clients through our four integrated sub-groups – Tax, Employment, Incentives and Pensions – delivering coordinated, cross‑border support on transactional, advisory and contentious matters.

Our lawyers combine deep technical expertise with strong commercial and sector insight, embedding tax, workforce, remuneration and pensions considerations within the wider legal and regulatory framework. Working closely with corporate, finance, restructuring and disputes teams across jurisdictions, we provide pragmatic, solution‑focused advice on complex, multi‑jurisdictional and high‑risk issues.

We act for a diverse international client base, including private capital sponsors, asset managers, multinational groups, financial institutions, trustees and insurers. We advise public and private companies on remuneration, incentives and employment tax globally. We are trusted advisers on complex and sensitive remuneration matters, including remuneration policy, incentive design and operation and the remuneration aspects of corporate governance, regulatory issues, reputational risk, disclosure and senior executive hires and exits.

Our work spans the full spectrum of legal, regulatory and tax matters, including remuneration packages, share-based and cash compensation – from all-employee plans, LTIPs, MIPs and deferred compensation to bespoke arrangements. We advise on standalone advisory matters and on major corporate transactions, including M&A, IPOs and other transformational events.

Responsibilities

• Advise on remuneration policy, incentive design and operation.
• Provide guidance on the remuneration aspects of corporate governance, regulatory issues, reputational risk, disclosure and senior executive hires and exits.
• Structure and implement equity-based compensation alternatives and advise on employment, retention and separation agreements.
• Support clients on major corporate transactions, including M&A, IPOs and other transformational events.
• Collaborate with corporate, finance, restructuring and disputes teams across jurisdictions to deliver coordinated, cross-border solutions.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited US law school.
• High academic achievement.
• Experience in Executive Compensation, including designing, structuring and implementing equity-based compensation alternatives.
• Expertise in employment, retention and separation agreements.
• Strong public and private M&A experience.
• Strong interest in the subject area, entrepreneurial and a team-player.
• Admitted to (or possessing the ability to waive into) the New York or Texas Bar.
• Prior experience in a peer law firm.

Preferred class years 2020–2022. Submissions must include a resume and law school transcript(s).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $310,000–$390,000. Actual salary will be commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and relevant experience.