Executive Compensation Associate
Sterlington, PLLC
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Description
Location: USA.
Contract: Full-time.
Practice Group: Executive Compensation
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.
Benefits
- health insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k)
- stock options
About this role
Sterlington PLLC's Executive Compensation practice is seeking someone with 4–8 years of specialized experience to work directly with two senior partners who previously led compensation practices at Wachtell Lipton and Simpson Thacher. You'll handle sophisticated, transaction-driven work across M&A, private equity deals, IPOs, and restructurings—advising founders, executives, and boards on employment agreements, equity structures, deferred compensation, change-of-control protections, and the tax and ERISA implications underlying these arrangements. This is a high-visibility role with meaningful client exposure and direct partner collaboration, positioned as a true alternative to traditional BigLaw hierarchy.
The role demands strong technical grounding in executive compensation and employee benefits law, ideally from an Am Law 50 firm or equivalent practice. You'll need to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, managing complex and often confidential matters with minimal bureaucratic layers. The appeal lies in building real expertise within a lean platform that offers greater autonomy and responsibility earlier than you'd typically find at larger firms, while maintaining access to market-leading partners and sophisticated national clients.
The position is fully remote and includes standard benefits: medical, dental, vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan.
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