Employee Benefits, ERISA & Executive Compensation Attorney

Employee Benefits, ERISA & Executive Compensation Attorney Opportunities

(ERISA / Employee Benefits / Executive Compensation / Benefits Counsel)

Locations: Rochester / Buffalo / Albany, NY; Des Moines / Cedar Rapids / Ames, IA

Compensation: $120K--$225K

Work Model: Hybrid / Remote Flexibility / On-site varies by role

Bar Admission: NY or willing/eligible to waive in/sit for NY bar; NY or willing/able to waive in; IA preferred

IMPORTANT: WHO THESE ROLES ARE FOR

These opportunities are focused on employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, benefits compliance, and executive compensation arrangements.

Candidates must:

• Have employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, tax, or benefits compliance experience

• Have strong drafting and analytical skills

• Be comfortable advising employers, plan sponsors, or executives

• Have relevant bar admission or eligibility

• Be interested in technical benefits and compensation work

These roles are not suitable for:

• Litigation-only attorneys

• General corporate attorneys with no benefits or executive compensation exposure

• Candidates not interested in technical statutory/regulatory work

• Attorneys without strong drafting and research skills

About the Opportunities

We are speaking with attorneys and legal professionals for select opportunities involving employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, benefits compliance, and executive compensation arrangements. These roles are grouped because the same candidate audience could reasonably match more than one opening in this tile.

Current Openings

Executive Compensation Attorney

Location: Rochester / Buffalo, NY

Compensation: $120K-$170K

Experience: 1-7 Years

Work Model: Hybrid

This role focuses on 1-7 years substantive executive compensation or EBEC-focused law firm experience; executive employment agreements, severance, change-in-control protections, equity plans, stock options, RSUs, performance shares, profits interests, M&A executive compensation, 280G, 409A, 457(f), 457A, proxy compensation disclosure, comp committee counseling.

Employee Benefits Attorney

Location: Rochester / Buffalo / Albany, NY

Compensation: $139K-$192K

Experience: 4-10 Years

Work Model: Hybrid

This role focuses on 4-10 years substantive employee benefits/ERISA law firm experience focused on retirement and qualified plans; 401(k), pension, profit-sharing, plan design/amendments, plan sponsor counseling, nondiscrimination testing, plan corrections, EPCRS/VFCP, IRS/DOL audits, SECURE/SECURE 2.0, M&A benefits diligence, plan integration.

Employee Benefits/ERISA Attorney

Location: Des Moines / Cedar Rapids / Ames, IA

Compensation: $160K-$225K

Experience: 2-10 Years

Work Model: Hybrid

This role focuses on 2-10 years ERISA/ESOP law; employee benefits and compensation; ESOPs, 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans, plan drafting/amendment, ERISA compliance, fiduciary duties, plan corrections, M&A benefits due diligence, plan transitions, client relationship development.

What We’re Looking For

• Have employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation, tax, or benefits compliance experience

• Have strong drafting and analytical skills

• Be comfortable advising employers, plan sponsors, or executives

• Have relevant bar admission or eligibility

• Be interested in technical benefits and compensation work

Why These Roles Stand Out

• Technical and highly marketable practice area

• New York and Midwest opportunities

• Strong long-term demand for benefits counsel

• Good fit for attorneys who enjoy advisory and compliance-heavy work

Core Keywords

ERISA Attorney; Employee Benefits Attorney; Executive Compensation; Benefits Counsel; Retirement Plans; Health and Welfare Plans; Benefits Compliance; Tax Attorney; Compensation Attorney