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April 6, 2026

Compensation & Benefits Attorney: 3rd-6th year

ERISAEmployee BenefitsExec CompM&A
Cooley LLP

Cooley LLP

Reston

Compensation & Benefits Attorney: 3rd-6th year

Cooley LLP
Cooley LLPReston

Practice area

ERISA · Employee Benefits · Exec Comp · M&A

PQE

3-6 years

Location

Reston, Virginia

Salary

$260,000-$390,000

Employment type

Full-time

Overview

  • Seeking an Associate for the Compensation and Benefits practice group.
  • Requires 3-6 years of experience advising on compensation and benefits matters.
  • Specific experience needed includes equity and executive compensation, proxy disclosures, employment and severance agreements, IRC Sections 280G and 409A, mergers & acquisitions, and IPOs.
  • Candidates must possess excellent academic credentials and superior writing, oral communication, and analytical skills.
  • The expected annual pay range for this position is $260,000-$390,000, with final offers adjusted based on geographic location and candidate experience.
  • Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts (health/dependent care), pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, and backup care for children/adults.
  • Firm-paid benefits include life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term medical benefits.
  • Generous parental leave and fertility benefits are also provided.
  • Paid time off includes four weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and 10 paid holidays annually.
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Last updated: April 7, 2026

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No recruiter found for Cooley LLP in Virginia

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  • Steven G. Weiler

    Steven G. Weiler

    Legal Recruiter

    Veritas Legal Consulting, LLC

    Why talk to Steven G. Weiler?

    Maggie Naylor joined Hogan Lovells's Tysons Corner office in the Intellectual Property group.

    When Steven Weiler first reached out to me back in 2020, I was an associate at a small, well-regarded boutique hoping to break into the world of big law. He placed me unbelievably quickly at Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, where I doubled my salary overnight, developed highly marketable specialized skills in tech transactions, and met some of the kindest lawyers in existence across Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Denver, and LA. After three years at Faegre, though, I found myself missing the intimacy and productive energy of my close-knit boutique. Of course I called Steven, who assured me that finding such an environment in big law was not the pipe dream I feared it might be. Steven sought targeted opportunities just for me - top firms with tech transactions groups based in the DC area who actually show up to the office and interact with one another in person - and used his considerable professional networking and advocacy reserves to place me in the perfect position in Hogan Lovells' Tysons Corner office, where I am settling in as we speak. I have Steven to thank for my career happily-ever-after and I truly cannot recommend him enough!

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