Mid/Senior-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 multiple offices, including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York. The candidate will advise on share-based or other incentive programs, executive compensation, and related tax/regulatory matters globally.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining global compensation arrangements, plus strong academic credentials and exceptional

Qualifications

• Three to six years of experience advising on global incentive and compensation arrangements.
• Experience with share-based plans and cross-border matters (M&A, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs).
• Ability to draft memos, legal opinions, and client correspondence.
• Strong academic credentials and writing skills.
• Bar admission in the state of employment; major law firm experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in designing, implementing, and maintaining global incentive and compensation arrangements.
• Advise on regulatory, tax, and securities issues related to cross-border compensation programs.
• Draft client communications, memoranda, and opinions; support in M&A and restructurings.

Skills

Legal drafting

Cross-border advisory

Incentive compensation

Share-based plans

Regulatory compliance

Written communication

M&A/tax awareness

Education

Bar admission (state of employment)

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 three to six 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.

The ideal candidate will also have strong academic credentials and excellent communication and writing skills, and will remain current on issues of U.S. and non-U.S. securities, tax, currency control, employment, and other laws affecting such arrangements. We will also consider candidates with experience advising on U.S. domestic executive compensation and other incentive arrangements, as well as candidates with a strong global tax or global employment law background. Major law firm experience is a plus. Must be admitted and a member in good standing of the Bar in the state of employment.