Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group Attorney

Position Summary

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group has an opportunity for an attorney with at least five years of experience to join the firm to support our national employee benefits and executive compensation practice, ranked Tier 1 by Best Lawyers for over a decade. We are open to Shareholder level attorneys without a book of business as well as senior level Counsel and Associate Attorneys. Our practice is broad-based and encompasses plan design, advice & counsel, and compliance work relating to retirement, health and welfare, and nonqualified deferred compensation and incentive pay plans maintained by private and publicly listed employers. We also regularly advise on executive compensation and payroll tax, and healthcare privacy matters.

The right candidate will possess strong analytical and writing skills, a passion for employee benefits/executive compensation matters, and will add their enthusiasm to our affable, team-oriented environment. Attorneys in this role will have the opportunity to handle complex, challenging matters and to provide advice and counsel for the full range of Ogletree’s clients.

This position will support shareholders located across Ogletree’s offices and can sit in any US Ogletree location if deemed appropriate. Remote work options and flexible work opportunities may be considered for the right candidate.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in the state of employment. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice;
• Candidates must possess 5+ years of experience in employee benefits and/or executive compensation in a law firm;
• Experience with and knowledge of ERISA retirement, health and welfare plan compliance, executive, compensation, deferred compensation and incentive compensation matters is required;
• Ability to manage projects independently;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines;
• Strong academic credentials, superior research skills and excellent analytical, writing and communication skills required;

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our attorneys including: comprehensive training and development programs including an annual firm-wide Attorney Retreat, CLE and bar admission expense reimbursement, several competitive annual bonus programs, 401(k) plan, affordable health, and life insurance including dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc to provide 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. Best Law Firms has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 11 consecutive years. In 2022, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Employment Law – Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 950 attorneys located in 55 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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