Exec Compensation & Employee Benefits Associate (6+ yrs) - Am Law 50 Firm

McCormack Schreiber Legal Search; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 351,000 - 429,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormack Schreiber Legal Search is seeking an attorney for its Compensation and Benefits practice group based in Chicago, IL. This role involves advising clients on tax-qualified retirement plans and health programs, ensuring compliance with ERISA regulations.

Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in the field, providing guidance during M&A transactions and preparing necessary documentation. The anticipated base salary starts at $390,000, with a hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in counseling employers on retirement and health benefit programs.
• Strong command of ERISA requirements and plan structuring.
• Experience with M&A deals and corporate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through design and compliance of retirement and health benefit programs.
• Provide benefits guidance during corporate transactions.
• Prepare documentation and advise on compliance testing and audits.

Skills

ERISA compliance

Qualified retirement plans

Health and welfare programs

M&A advisory

Plan documentation preparation

Compliance testing

Communication skills

Job description

Our client is seeking an attorney to join its Compensation and Benefits practice group. The group advises on sophisticated, high-impact benefit and compensation matters spanning the full lifecycle of a company’s workforce and transactions. Attorneys in this practice counsel clients on tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare programs, ERISA compliance, and benefit issues arising in complex corporate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through the design, administration, and ERISA compliance of qualified retirement and health and welfare programs
• Provide benefits guidance on the M&A and broader corporate transactions that clients undertake
• Prepare plan documentation and disclosures while advising on compliance testing, IRS and Department of Labor filings and audits, and correction work

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years counseling employers on qualified retirement and health and welfare programs, with a solid command of ERISA requirements, plan structuring, ongoing administration, and the surrounding regulatory landscape
• Experience advising on the employee benefits dimensions of M&A deals and other corporate transactions
• A background in preparing plan documentation and participant disclosures, running compliance testing, managing IRS and Department of Labor filings and audits, and handling plan corrections
• Strong academic credentials and excellent communication skills, including oral and written

Location

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $390,000+.