Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Associate

BCLP; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) seeks a mid-level associate with 5-6 years of employee benefits and executive compensation experience to join its national team in any of its Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, or St. Louis offices.

You will advise employers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and corporate clients on a broad range of benefit and compensation matters. The role offers opportunities in sophisticated transactions, regulatory counseling, ESOPs, and healthcare and welfare

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
• 5-6 years of substantive employee benefits and executive compensation experience at a law firm, accounting firm, consulting firm, government agency, or comparable setting.
• Meaningful experience advising on ERISA and Internal Revenue Code requirements applicable to retirement, welfare, and executive compensation arrangements.
• Experience supporting benefits matters in corporate transactions.
• Exceptional analytical, drafting, and communication skills.
• Strong project management abilities and a client-service mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and work collaboratively in a national team environment.
• ESOP transactions and ongoing ESOP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Executive compensation matters, including employment agreements, deferred compensation, equity incentive plans, restricted stock, stock options, and other incentive compensation programs.
• Employee benefits and compensation issues arising in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and other corporate transactions.
• ERISA compliance, fiduciary matters, and governmental audits and investigations.
• Qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k), defined benefit, cash balance, and ESOP arrangements.
• Health and welfare benefit plans, including HIPAA, COBRA, ACA compliance, FMLA, and related regulatory requirements.
• Design, implementation, administration, and ongoing maintenance of employee benefit and executive compensation programs.
• Drafting and reviewing plan documents, amendments, SPDs, agreements, and related disclosures.
• Advising clients on emerging benefits and compensation developments and regulatory changes.

Skills

Executive compensation

ERISA compliance

Analytical skills

Drafting skills

Project management

Client service mindset

Team collaboration

ESOP experience

Education

J.D. from a law school

Job description

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) seeks a mid-level associate with 5-6 years of employee benefits and executive compensation experience to join its national team in any of its Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, or St. Louis offices.

You will advise employers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and corporate clients on a broad range of benefit and compensation matters. The role offers opportunities in sophisticated transactions, regulatory counseling, ESOPs, and healthcare and welfare