Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Associate - Raleigh

Our client, a full-service business and litigation law firm, is seeking an associate to join their Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group in Raleigh, NC.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience working in the employee benefits and executive compensation group of a large law firm
• Ability to work independently but enjoy working as part of a team
• Excellent research, writing and communication skills
• Exceptional project management skills
• JD from an accredited law school and excellent academic credentials
• Licensed to practice law in the state of North Carolina

Ideally, you have experience with:

• Retirement plans and have advised regarding plan administration issues, including correcting plan errors, prepared and reviewed plan amendments/restatements and summary plan descriptions, assisted clients with IRS and DOL plan audits, and prepared a variety of related documents and filings, including 5310s and VCP filings
• Welfare plans and have advised regarding COBRA obligations and ACA requirements, and prepared ERISA wrap documents and summary plan descriptions
• Equity compensation and have drafted stock option and similar plans making equity-based awards and advised about related tax issues, including 409A
• Incentive arrangements and have drafted annual and long-term incentive arrangements
• Benefits in M&A and have done related due diligence, reviewed disclosure schedules, and drafted related resolutions and plan amendments
• Experience with executive employment agreements and related issues, including severance, 409A and 280G is a plus

All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.