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April 6, 2026

Compensation & Benefits Attorney: 3rd-6th year

ERISAEmployee BenefitsExec CompM&A
Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP

District of Columbia

Compensation & Benefits Attorney: 3rd-6th year

Cooley LLP
Cooley LLPDistrict of Columbia

Practice area

ERISA · Employee Benefits · Exec Comp · M&A

PQE

3-6 years

Location

District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Salary

$260,000-$390,000

Employment type

Full-time

Overview

  • Associate position within a Compensation and Benefits practice group.
  • Seeking candidates with 3-6 years of experience.
  • Required experience includes equity and executive compensation, proxy disclosures, employment and severance agreements, and IRC Sections 280G and 409A.
  • Experience with compensation and benefits aspects of mergers & acquisitions and IPOs is essential.
  • Excellent academic credentials are a prerequisite.
  • Superior writing, oral communication, and analytical skills are required.
  • The expected annual pay range is $260,000-$390,000, with final offers dependent on geographic location, experience, and skillset.
  • Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 2 weeks of sick time, and 10 paid holidays per year.
  • Firm-paid benefits include life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), long-term disability (LTD), and short-term medical benefits.
  • Generous parental leave, fertility benefits, and backup care for children and/or adults are provided.
  • Elective benefits options encompass medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts (health/dependent care), pre-tax commuter benefits, and long-term care coverage.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

  • Susan Belardi
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Susan Belardi

    Legal Recruiter

    Legal Placement Consultants LLC

    Why talk to Susan Belardi?

    Regina L. DeSantis joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Health Care group.

    If you are looking to make a lateral move, or even just thinking about it, you need to speak with Susan. When you work with Susan, you don’t simply get a recruiter—you get a consultant, a mentor, a counselor, and a friend. Susan’s knowledge of the legal market knows no limits, and she has expertise that can only be acquired from years of being at the top of her field. Moreover, Susan is an absolute delight to work with, and her positivity and enthusiasm make the process enjoyable! From my first phone call with Susan, it was clear that she is in a class all her own. Susan took the time to discuss my background, listen to my priorities and career goals, and get to know me as a person. I am a regulatory health attorney, and my practice area is very specific. Susan never pushed me toward a role for the sake of it—instead, Susan sought my input to make sure that we focused on my exact area of health law. Susan is 100% invested in her candidates, and it shows. She coached me through each step, from perfecting my resume to rigorously preparing me for every single interview. Susan's dedication to her candidates goes above and beyond professional guidance and mentorship—she always made time for me, no matter how seemingly minor my question might have been, and she remained engaged and accessible throughout the process. Thanks to Susan, I am in the perfect role. I am grateful that Susan was my recruiter and legal placement consultant, and I am even more fortunate to call her my mentor and friend. I cannot recommend Susan highly enough!

    Cooley LLP

    Regina L. DeSantis

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia
  • Gregory Gambill
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Gregory Gambill

    Legal Recruiter

    Slate Legal Recruiting

    Why talk to Gregory Gambill?

    David Yun joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Intellectual Property group.

    Greg was great throughout the whole process. I really appreciated how responsive he was and I felt as if I could text him at any time. But above all, Greg was highly knowledgeable and well connected so I knew I was in safe hands.

    Cooley LLP

    David Yun

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia
  • Bryson Malcolm
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Bryson Malcolm

    Legal Recruiter

    Mosaic Search Partners

    Why talk to Bryson Malcolm?

    Isha Agarwal joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Litigation group.

    Bryson provided great advice and helped me navigate bonus negotiations as I was coming out of my clerkship. I followed his advice and got exactly what I wanted from the negotiations.

    Cooley LLP

    Isha Agarwal

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia

Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

  • Susan Belardi
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Susan Belardi

    Legal Recruiter

    Legal Placement Consultants LLC

    Why talk to Susan Belardi?

    Regina L. DeSantis joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Health Care group.

    If you are looking to make a lateral move, or even just thinking about it, you need to speak with Susan. When you work with Susan, you don’t simply get a recruiter—you get a consultant, a mentor, a counselor, and a friend. Susan’s knowledge of the legal market knows no limits, and she has expertise that can only be acquired from years of being at the top of her field. Moreover, Susan is an absolute delight to work with, and her positivity and enthusiasm make the process enjoyable! From my first phone call with Susan, it was clear that she is in a class all her own. Susan took the time to discuss my background, listen to my priorities and career goals, and get to know me as a person. I am a regulatory health attorney, and my practice area is very specific. Susan never pushed me toward a role for the sake of it—instead, Susan sought my input to make sure that we focused on my exact area of health law. Susan is 100% invested in her candidates, and it shows. She coached me through each step, from perfecting my resume to rigorously preparing me for every single interview. Susan's dedication to her candidates goes above and beyond professional guidance and mentorship—she always made time for me, no matter how seemingly minor my question might have been, and she remained engaged and accessible throughout the process. Thanks to Susan, I am in the perfect role. I am grateful that Susan was my recruiter and legal placement consultant, and I am even more fortunate to call her my mentor and friend. I cannot recommend Susan highly enough!

    Cooley LLP

    Regina L. DeSantis

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia
  • Gregory Gambill
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Gregory Gambill

    Legal Recruiter

    Slate Legal Recruiting

    Why talk to Gregory Gambill?

    David Yun joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Intellectual Property group.

    Greg was great throughout the whole process. I really appreciated how responsive he was and I felt as if I could text him at any time. But above all, Greg was highly knowledgeable and well connected so I knew I was in safe hands.

    Cooley LLP

    David Yun

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia
  • Bryson Malcolm
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Bryson Malcolm

    Legal Recruiter

    Mosaic Search Partners

    Why talk to Bryson Malcolm?

    Isha Agarwal joined Cooley LLP's District of Columbia office in the Litigation group.

    Bryson provided great advice and helped me navigate bonus negotiations as I was coming out of my clerkship. I followed his advice and got exactly what I wanted from the negotiations.

    Cooley LLP

    Isha Agarwal

    Cooley LLP • District of Columbia