Attorney - Erisa/employee Benefits

5-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

Attorney - ERISA/Employee Benefits
The candidate will support the retirement and recordkeeping business. Act as subject matter expert regarding tax-qualified and non-qualified retirement plans with deep technical knowledge of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, as well as experience with trust laws, the Investment Advisers Act, securities laws, FINRA and data privacy laws as they relate to the retirement business. Draft, maintain and negotiate legal agreements such as record-keeping services agreements, trust agreements, fund services agreements, fund distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and plan participant IRS and DOL required notices. Provide legal advice to Prototype Plan group. Provide legal advice on statutory and regulatory law changes affecting retirement plan governance, administration, and management. Provide day-to-day support to business personnel regarding operational and compliance matters, resolution of client issues, recordkeeping systems management and enhancements, and development of applicable websites and mobile applications. Provide legal advice to sales, marketing and communications teams and the RFP team regarding prospective clients and communications pieces to plan sponsors and participants. Provide legal advice in the development of new plan record-keeping products and services, including plan sponsor and participant level advisory services. Provide legal support for EPCRS corrections and VCP submissions for operational and document failures. Assist in preparing and updating Form ADVs for advisory products. Provide legal support on plan education, distribution and rollover services. Provide legal support on Tribal Nation clients. Coordinate with other members of the Legal department and manage outside counsel as necessary.

Competitive benefits to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being

ERISA, Internal Revenue Code, trust laws, Investment Advisers Act, securities laws, FINRA, data privacy laws, tax-qualified retirement plans, record-keeping business, legal agreements, recordkeeping services agreements, trust agreements, fund services agreements, fund distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements, Prototype Plan group, statutory and regulatory law changes, sales, marketing, communications, RFP team, plan record-keeping products, advisory services, EPCRS corrections, VCP submissions, Form ADVs, advisory products, plan education, distribution, rollover services, Tribal Nation clients, Compliance, Risk, Supervision, Legal department, outside counsel

J.D. required

Req. #: JR-23017236

Qualification and Experience The candidate must have a J.D. with 5-10 years of related legal experience. Should have extensive experience with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, trust laws, the Investment Advisers Act, securities laws, FINRA and data privacy laws as they relate to tax-qualified retirement plans and the record-keeping business. Experience with nonqualified deferred compensation plans, IRC Section 409A, and equity plans is a plus. Knowledge of SEC rules, including Reg. BI, Form ADV filings, and marketing rules is desired.

Legal