Employee Benefits Associate Attorney

Mondress Monaco Parr Lockwood PLLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Automatic 401(k) contribution (5% of salary)

Health insurance

Health savings account contributions

Disability and life insurance

Fitness facility

Transit benefits

Paid sick, vacation, and parental leave

Job summary

Mondress Monaco Parr Lockwood PLLC is seeking a detail-oriented Associate to join its friendly team in Seattle. This role offers opportunities in employee benefits law, including transactional, counseling, and compliance work for health and retirement plans.

Associates can expect to negotiate transactions, draft legal documents, and offer legal counsel on emerging issues, all while enjoying a supportive work environment that values work-life balance and provides substantial benefits.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of practicing law preferred, experience with ERISA a plus.
• Ability to handle transactional, counseling, and compliance work for health and retirement plans.
• Willingness to assist with litigation support and emerging legal issues.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate investment transactions and various types of contracts.
• Draft government filings and employee communications.
• Advise on legal issues related to compliance and benefits law.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Communicative

Interest in employee benefits law

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Our busy and growing firm seeks to hire an associate who is detail-oriented, communicative, and interested in building an employee benefits practice in a friendly environment. 2-5 years of practicing law and experience with ERISA are both preferred, but neither is required.

Employee benefits law is a dynamic practice area, and this position involves transactional, counseling, and compliance work for health and retirement plans, as well as occasional litigation support. For example, associates assist with negotiating investment transactions and various types of contracts, drafting government filings and employee communications, and advising on emerging legal issues—such as mental health parity requirements for health plans. While ERISA and tax law are cornerstones of employee benefits law, they overlap with a variety of other areas, including labor, health, data privacy, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and administrative law. Associates can develop and follow their own interests within the firm’s practice areas.

MMPL prizes work-life balance and sets its billable hour goal accordingly, with bonuses available for attorneys who choose to bill more. MMPL also provides a robust benefits package that includes automatic employer contribution to the firm’s 401(k) plan (currently 5% of salary), health insurance, health savings account contributions, disability and life insurance, fitness facility, transit benefits, and paid sick, vacation, and parental leave. The firm accommodates partially remote and flexible schedules.

If you think you would be a good fit for our team, please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and law school transcript to [e-mail].