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About the Role
Pillsbury’s Tax Business Unit is seeking a dynamic, high-performing associate with 2-3 years of experience to join its Executive Compensation & Benefits Practice Group. This position offers flexibility in location, with the opportunity to be in our Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Silicon Valley office.
Responsibilities
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment by collaborating with attorneys both locally and across the firm to deliver exceptional client service.
- Demonstrate flexibility and commitment by working extended hours when needed to meet project deadlines and business demands.
- Communicate effectively – both orally and in writing – with firm clients on a wide range of highly sophisticated transactions.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent; an LLM will be considered in lieu of a JD.
- Prior or current experience at an Am Law 100 firm.
- Excellent academic credentials.
- Exceptional analytical, research, and legal writing skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Thorough understanding of professional ethics and conduct codes applicable to legal practice.
- Admission to and good standing with the bar in the jurisdiction(s) where you will practice.
- Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.
Skills
- Employee benefits and ERISA matters
- Qualified retirement plan administration and governance
- Health and welfare plan design, implementation and compliance
- ERISA fiduciary duty counseling
- Prohibited transaction analysis
- IRS and DOL audits and investigations
- EPCRS submissions
- Form 5500 reporting
- Review of vendor agreements
- Transaction-related benefits issues
- Sound judgment
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships
- Proactive mindset
- Diligence
- Client service
Location
- Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco
- Silicon Valley
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-3 years of experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent
- LLM
Salary/Compensations
- $235,000 - $260,000
About the Company
- Pillsbury has one of the largest and most talented stand-alone groups of compensation and benefits lawyers in the country.
- Recognized as a premier team nationally and internationally, we provide comprehensive guidance on all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits.
- Over the decades, Pillsbury has advised leading private, public, not-for-profit, and governmental entities on many of their most significant and ground-breaking executive compensation and employee benefits transactions and disputes.
- We also represent individual executives in high-profile employment agreement and exit arrangements.
Equal Opportunity
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please contact us at PillsburyWorkday@pillsburylaw.com.