Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Associate

Husch Blackwell LLP; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Husch Blackwell LLP seeks an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Senior Associate with 5–8 years of relevant experience. The position may be based in any office, with a preference for Milwaukee, Kansas City, or St. Louis.

The ideal candidate will advise employers, plan administrators, and service providers on a broad range of matters, including ERISA and IRC topics, and handle transactional and government-related matters. A portable book of business is welcome.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in employee benefits and executive compensation.
• Strong ERISA and Internal Revenue Code knowledge.
• Experience counseling clients in corporate transactions and with employers, plan admins, and service providers.
• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters under pressure; strong written communication.
• Active bar license in the state of the applying office or a commitment to obtain.
• Portable book of business welcome but not required.
• Experience with AI software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise employers, plan administrators, and service providers on a broad range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
• Counsel clients in connection with corporate transactions and other significant business events.
• Represent employers, plan administrators, and service providers before governmental agencies as needed.
• Manage multiple matters with proactive, practical, collaborative, and entrepreneurial approach.

Skills

ERISA knowledge

Executive compensation

Transactional experience

Bar license

Education

Bar admission in corresponding state

Job description

Husch Blackwell, a national law firm, has an immediate opening for an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Senior Associate with five to eight years of relevant experience. The position may be based in any of the firm's offices, with a preference for Milwaukee, Kansas City, or St. Louis. The successful candidate will join a sophisticated practice advising employers, plan administrators, and service providers on a broad range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.

The ideal candidate will have meaningful transactional experience involving employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, including experience counseling clients in connection with corporate transactions and other significant business events. Candidates should also have experience representing employers, plan administrators, and service providers, as well as experience handling matters involving governmental agencies. Strong working knowledge of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code is expected; a tax and/or accounting background is a plus but is not required. A portable book of business is welcome, but not necessary.

The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials, superior interpersonal and written communication skills, sound judgment, and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters under pressure. Candidates should be proactive, practical, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, with the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action clearly. Candidates should have an active bar license in the state corresponding with the office to which they are applying or commit to obtaining one as soon as possible.

This position is intended for an experienced lawyer who can assume meaningful responsibility within the practice and continue developing toward a long-term role at the firm. Depending on performance, practice needs, and other applicable considerations, the successful candidate may be considered for promotion to partner or senior counsel after several years. No path or promotion is guaranteed.

We look for proactive, dynamic, and entrepreneurial individuals with varied backgrounds, interests, and experience for a diverse candidate pool. Experience with using AI software is a plus.

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

EOE