What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Compensation Paralegal position at Baker & McKenzie?
Executive Compensation Paralegal
Description
At Baker & McKenzie LLP, we are different in the way we think, work and behave like no other firm and few other businesses. With more than 4,100 locally admitted lawyers and more than 5,800 business service professionals in more than 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level in our firm. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm and a distinctive way of thinking, working and behaving - as a passionately global and genuinely collaborative firm. Baker & McKenzie LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.
Baker & McKenzie LLP seeks a paralegal for the Executive Compensation practice to be based in Chicago, California (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles) or New York.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist attorneys with client matters related to U.S. and global executive compensation, equity incentive (e.g., stock option, ESPP and RSUs) and other incentive arrangements, involving :
- Prepare various securities, tax, currency control and other filings / ruling applications to ensure compliance for compensation arrangements around the world, including U.S. blue sky filings.
- Correspondence with Baker McKenzie offices and correspondent law firms around the world to assist with submission of filings and providing advice on compensation arrangements.
- Manage filing calendars for larger clients with multiple filings throughout the year and proactively correspond with clients to complete necessary filings.
- Draft and prepare other correspondence, memoranda, charts, etc. for clients in relation to global compensation arrangements, and manage global surveys.
- Assist with corporate transactions affecting compensation arrangements, such as M&As, spin-offs, divestitures, IPOs and other transactions.
- Contribute to the identification of innovative services and methods to assist in achieving efficiencies and continual process improvement.
Qualifications and Skills
For candidates living and working in our California and Chicago offices, the annual salary range is between $56,000 and $90,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories (arrest and conviction records), in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
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Salary : $56,000 - $90,000
