Job description

Roberts & Holland LLP, a mid-sized New York City law firm, is seeking an associate for our employee benefits and executive compensation practice group. We provide advice relating to tax-qualified retirement plans, welfare plans and executive compensation arrangements for clients in a variety of industries, including professional sports, real estate, insurance, consulting, and hotel operations.

The ideal candidate would have two to eight years of law firm or in-house experience handling ERISA compliance matters relating to retirement and welfare plans. With respect to education, a JD from a top-tier law school is required.

The primary responsibilities of the position are as follows:

• Draft plan documents and participant communications and forms relating to retirement benefit arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, traditional defined benefit plans, insured annuity programs and nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clients and other service providers in order to resolve legal and operational issues in connection with retirement plans that are subject to ERISA and/or the Internal Revenue Code (including Section 409A).
• Advise clients on implementation and ongoing compliance issues regarding welfare benefit programs, including insured medical plans, healthcare reimbursement accounts and flexible spending accounts.
• Perform research on sophisticated tax and ERISA issues and prepare written communications summarizing and analyzing the research.
• Review and negotiate service provider agreements relating to ERISA plan investments, as well as plan administration and consulting services.
• Represent clients in connection with Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor compliance filings for benefit plans.
• Draft language to be included in collective bargaining agreements relating to employee benefits matters, including new benefit plan designs.
• Evaluate ERISA representations in transactional documents.
• Advise clients on prohibited transaction issues relating to IRA and/or ERISA plan investments.
• Assess legal issues and advise clients regarding the establishment of other employee benefit arrangements, such as tuition reimbursement, employee assistance and legal services programs.

The position will be full-time and based in our New York City office.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $200,000.00 - $215,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New York, NY: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Bar (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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