ERISA Associate
Location: Rapid City South Dakota
Description: Jackson Lewis P.C. is currently seeking to employ ERISA Associate right now, this position will be placed in South Dakota. Further informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Jackson Lewis P.C. is a nationwide law firm dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law and related litigation. With 55 offices and over 740 attorneys, Jackson Lewis is seeking an ERISA Associate for the Rapid City office.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide advice and counsel to employers concerning the plan document and operational compliance aspects of ERISA employee pension and welfare benefits plans; executive compensation arrangements and the federal tax issues relating to same.
- Participate in the growth! of an ESOP transaction and operational compliance practice
- Defend employers against Internal Revenue Service; Health and Human Services; and Department of Labor audits; ERISA plan litigation; and in defense of penalties imposed under Federal tax laws, ERISA and Affordable Care Act.
- Conduct due diligence reviews of employee benefit plans, executive compensation arrangements and payroll practices
- Drafting employee benefits, executive compensation and defined compensation plans
- Appear and litigate in federal courts and the US Tax Court on ERISA and federal tax litigation matters
- Juris Doctorate (also preferred is a LLM in tax or employee benefits or commensurate experience working in the areas of employee benefits and tax
- 0 - 4 years of experience in the area of employee benefits and tax related to such benefits
- 0 - 4 years of experience with Federal agency procedures and regulations
- Experience is preferred, but newly graduated attorneys will be considered for this ! position
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Commitment to client service and willingness to work in a performance-demanding environment
Please see our web-site for more information on Jackson Lewis â€" www.jacksonlewis.com .
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This position starts available on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:25:46 GMT