Junior-Level Global Equity Services/Compensation Associate

Baker McKenzie; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker McKenzie seeks an associate attorney for its Global Equity Services/Compensation practice in its San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York office. The role focuses on designing and maintaining global incentive programs, including share-based plans, and advising on related regulatory and tax issues for domestic and cross-border matters.

A state bar admission is required. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience in advising on global compensation arrangements in

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in global incentive and compensation arrangements, including share-based plans.
• Experience drafting correspondence, memoranda, legal opinions and client-related documents.
• Advising on legal/regulatory/tax matters for global compensation arrangements in cross-border transactions.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Cross-border advisory

Regulatory compliance

Compensation plans

Job description

Baker McKenzie seeks an associate attorney for its Global Equity Services/Compensation practice in its San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York office. Our Compensation Practice provides holistic, one-stop counsel on all aspects of share-based or other incentive programs, executive and director compensation arrangements, employee benefits, pensions and global mobility programs. We advise on tax and regulatory issues for compensation arrangements offered domestically in the United States and/or offered globally to employees, consultants or other types of service providers. Our practice is among the leading in the world, with over 40 practitioners in North America exclusively dedicated to our Compensation practice.

The ideal candidate will have one to three years of experience assisting clients in designing, implementing and maintaining global incentive and compensation arrangements (in particular share-based plans), drafting correspondence, memoranda, legal opinions, and other client-related documents, and advising on legal/regulatory/tax matters associated with global compensation arrangements in cross-border M&As, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs and redomestications.

Must be admitted and a member in the state of employment.