Location:ย Remote
Contract: Full-time
Practice Group: Executive Compensation
Compensation:ย TBC based on experience and location
Our Firm:
Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. As a firm, we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters.
Among other strengths, Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders, senior executives, and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses.
Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com/
The Opportunityย
You will work directly with two market-leading Executive Compensation partners, formerly ofย Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katzย andย Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, on sophisticated, transaction-driven compensation work typically seen at the top of the market; within a lean, agile platform that offers significantly more autonomy and flexibility than traditional BigLawย structures.ย
You will play a key role in advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues that are central to complex corporate transactions and sensitive executive matters. This is a high-visibility role with direct partner interaction and meaningful client exposure.ย
What You'll Do:
- Advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues in connection withย M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructuringsย
- Counseling founders, CEOs, senior executives, and boards on:ย
- Executive employment and retention agreementsย
- Equity incentive and carried interest structuresย
- Deferred compensation and incentive arrangementsย
- Change-in-control and termination protectionsย
- Performance-based compensation designย
- Providing strategic guidance onย tax and ERISA considerations, including equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programsย
- Supporting compensation aspects of complex and often confidential corporate eventsย
Why This Role Is Differentย
- Direct access to senior partners with elite big-firm pedigreesย
- High-end, transaction-driven work without traditionalย BigLawย layersย
- Greater responsibility and client exposure earlierย
- Remote flexibility with a sophisticated national client baseย
- Opportunity to build a true specialty practice in executive compensationย
What We're Looking For:
- 4-8 yearsย of executive compensation and employee benefits experienceย
- Experience at anย Am Law 50ย or comparably sophisticated practice preferredย
- Strong experience in transaction-related compensation mattersย
- Excellent technical skills in tax and ERISA aspects of executive compensationย
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-level advisory environmentย
Benefits:
Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans, as well as our 401(k)-retirement program.
Sterlington uses E-Verify to confirm employees' work authorization.
At Sterlington, we believe that world-class talent has no boundaries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where unique perspectives are valued and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.