Lateral Associate - Corporate: Executive Compensation (New York)

Summary

Sullivan & Cromwell is seeking experienced associates to join the Firm's General Practice (corporate) - Executive Compensation group. Ideal candidates should have at least two years of experience working in the corporate practice at a law firm. This is an opportunity for experienced lawyers, and as such, current law students are not eligible for consideration. Preference for candidates with experience on executive compensation matters, not solely ERISA or benefits or employment/labor.

About the Executive Compensation Group:

Ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA, S&C's Executive Compensation Group has been a recognized industry leader for decades. The Group advises companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, management teams and individual executives on a wide range of compensation matters and arrangements in extraordinary corporate events (including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, initial public offerings, spin-offs and bankruptcies), in the context of transition and succession planning and in a day-to-day advisory role.

Our advice encompasses corporate governance, securities, disclosure, tax and regulatory considerations, including the design and implementation of compensation arrangements that satisfy client objectives relating to transition and succession concerns, financial statement reporting, public disclosure, tax impacts on the company and the executive and regulatory considerations. Our team also regularly collaborates with the Firm's Employment Law Group to assist clients with a range of employment issues that confront our client's businesses. The Group's deep experience with the issues faced by companies, compensation committees and management, combined with the Firm's multidisciplinary approach, enable our lawyers to serve as practical, business-oriented advisors on the full spectrum of compensation and employment matters and provide an unmatched combination of technical expertise and creative problem-solving.

Salary

The associate base salary is tied to assigned associate class year. The standard scale is included below.

• Class of 2026: $235,000
• Class of 2025: $235,000
• Class of 2024: $245,000
• Class of 2023: $270,000
• Class of 2022: $320,000
• Class of 2021: $385,000
• Class of 2020: $410,000
• Class of 2019: $440,000
• Class of 2018: $455,000
• Class of 2017: $455,000

It is the Firm's policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. The Firm does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation or a related medical condition), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, past, current or prospective military service, protected hairstyles or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

The Firm will make reasonable accommodations to eligible individuals with known disabilities, known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or for religious observance, to the extent required by applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Job Description

Sullivan & Cromwell is seeking experienced associates to join the Firm's General Practice (corporate) - Executive Compensation group. Ideal candidates should have at least two years of experience working in the corporate practice at a law firm. This is an opportunity for experienced lawyers, and as such, current law students are not eligible for consideration. Preference for candidates with experience on executive compensation matters, not solely ERISA or benefits or employment/labor.

About the Executive Compensation Group:

Ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA, S&C's Executive Compensation Group has been a recognized industry leader for decades. The Group advises companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, management teams and individual executives on a wide range of compensation matters and arrangements in extraordinary corporate events (including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, initial public offerings, spin-offs and bankruptcies), in the context of transition and succession planning and in a day-to-day advisory role.

Our advice encompasses corporate governance, securities, disclosure, tax and regulatory considerations, including the design and implementation of compensation arrangements that satisfy client objectives relating to transition and succession concerns, financial statement reporting, public disclosure, tax impacts on the company and the executive and regulatory considerations. Our team also regularly collaborates with the Firm's Employment Law Group to assist clients with a range of employment issues that confront our client's businesses. The Group's deep experience with the issues faced by companies, compensation committees and management, combined with the Firm's multidisciplinary approach, enable our lawyers to serve as practical, business-oriented advisors on the full spectrum of compensation and employment matters and provide an unmatched combination of technical expertise and creative problem-solving.

Salary

The associate base salary is tied to assigned associate class year. The standard scale is included below.

• Class of 2026: $235,000
• Class of 2025: $235,000
• Class of 2024: $245,000
• Class of 2023: $270,000
• Class of 2022: $320,000
• Class of 2021: $385,000
• Class of 2020: $410,000
• Class of 2019: $440,000
• Class of 2018: $455,000
• Class of 2017: $455,000

It is the Firm's policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. The Firm does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation or a related medical condition), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, past, current or prospective military service, protected hairstyles or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

The Firm will make reasonable accommodations to eligible individuals with known disabilities, known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or for religious observance, to the extent required by applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.