Executive Compensation Associate

Location:  Remote
Contract: Full-time
Practice Group: Executive Compensation
Compensation: 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 Opportunity 

You will work directly with two market-leading Executive Compensation partners, formerly of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and 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 BigLaw structures. 

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. 

What You'll Do:

Advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues in connection with M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructurings 

Counseling founders, CEOs, senior executives, and boards on: 

Executive employment and retention agreements 

Equity incentive and carried interest structures 

Deferred compensation and incentive arrangements 

Change-in-control and termination protections 

Performance-based compensation design 

Providing strategic guidance on tax and ERISA considerations, including equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programs 

Supporting compensation aspects of complex and often confidential corporate events 

Why This Role Is Different 

Direct access to senior partners with elite big-firm pedigrees 

High-end, transaction-driven work without traditional BigLaw layers 

Greater responsibility and client exposure earlier 

Remote flexibility with a sophisticated national client base 

Opportunity to build a true specialty practice in executive compensation 

What We're Looking For:

4–8 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience 

Experience at an Am Law 50 or comparably sophisticated practice preferred 

Strong experience in transaction-related compensation matters 

Excellent technical skills in tax and ERISA aspects of executive compensation 

Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-level advisory environment 

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.