Junior Global Equity Associate

DLA Piper; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper’s Global Equity Group seeks a lawyer to advise multinational clients on designing, implementing, and administering global equity compensation and employee stock purchase plans. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating related documentation, and collaborating across corporate, tax, employment, privacy, and benefits practices in cross-border matters.

The position emphasizes experience with executive compensation, equity awards, and cross-border employment issues, including

Qualifications

• Experience advising on global equity compensation arrangements.
• Ability to draft and negotiate equity incentive plans and related agreements.
• Knowledge of international securities, tax, and employment considerations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate equity plan documents and related agreements.
• Advise on design, implementation, and administration of global equity programs.
• Research and advise on cross-border regulatory, tax, and employment issues impacting equity awards.

Skills

Equity compensation

Cross-border matters

Corporate transactions

Job description

Overview

• The Global Equity Group advises multinational companies on the design, implementation, and administration of employee equity compensation and incentive arrangements across jurisdictions worldwide, serving clients from emerging growth companies looking to expand internationally to Fortune 500 public companies managing existing complex global equity programs.
• The role involves advising US and multinational companies on the design, implementation, and ongoing administration of global equity compensation and employee stock purchase plans.
• Responsibilities include assisting clients with international legal, tax, employment, exchange control, securities, and regulatory issues impacting equity awards and incentive compensation arrangements, and advising on evolving global tax, securities, employment, labor, and data privacy requirements.
• The role requires drafting, reviewing, and negotiating documentation for equity incentive plans, stock option/restricted stock unit/performance award agreements, employee stock purchase plans, deferred compensation arrangements, and executive compensation/employment-related agreements.
• Key work also involves supporting corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and IPOs that involve employee stock plans and equity awards, including conducting legal research on global equity compliance and coordinating with local counsel worldwide.
• The position involves collaborating with attorneys across the firm's Corporate, Tax, Employment, Privacy, and Benefits practices on complex cross-border matters.
• A strong preference exists for candidates with experience in executive compensation, employee stock plans, equity awards, and cross-border employment matters, with an interest in international securities, tax, and employment-related issues, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
• The position follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home.