Executive Compensation & Benefits Associate (3-6y)

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor
• Attorney must be licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in the state/jurisdiction in which the position is based.
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• A willingness to positively contribute to an exceptionally collaborative work environment

Requirements

• Three to six years of post-JD experience
• Experience in executive compensation and equity incentive arrangements in connection with public and private M&A transactions, spin-offs, and other corporate transactions
• Experience designing, drafting, and administering equity incentive plans, time- and performance-based vesting award agreements, and executive employment, severance, and change in control agreements
• Experience advising on Sections 83, 421-424, 409A, 280G, 162(m), and related Code provisions
• Day-to-day and transactional-specific advice on tax qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, welfare plans, and related compliance matters, as applicable
• Client interaction and coordination with corporate, tax, and securities teams

Benefits

WilmerHale is committed to recruiting, retaining, developing and promoting the best legal talent. Accordingly, the total compensation package—base salary, bonus and benefits—for all lawyers at the firm is highly competitive with that of other major law firms.