Legal, ERISA Attorney, Employment Law, Vice President, New York

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators.

Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

ERISA Attorney

Job Summary & Responsibilities

This attorney would be a member of the ERISA Legal group, which advises the firm’s various businesses in connection with products and services offered to ERISA plans and IRAs. Areas of coverage include the firm’s institutional and retail fiduciary and advisory businesses. The group also provides assistance on fiduciary matters related to the firm’s internal benefit plans.

Job Description – Specific Responsibilities

• Business Transactions – Advise on plan and IRA considerations across various lines of business. Advise on existing and new services and product offerings across institutional and retail channels for retirement investors. Negotiate investment management agreements, trading documents and other contracts involving plan assets. Participate in client onboarding and implementation.
• In-House Plans – Provide legal support with respect to fiduciary matters relating to in-house benefit plans; advise on changes to ERISA rules impacting benefit plan fiduciaries.
• Legislative/Regulatory Reform – Advise on changes in ERISA and tax laws and regulations that have impact on the firm’s various lines of business.
• Participation in Industry Groups – Attend ERISA industry group meetings and calls; participate and provide input on comment letters and other advocacy efforts.
• Training/Education – Prepare internal ERISA training materials and memos; assist with training and educational sessions.
• QPAM Compliance – Support the firm’s qualified professional asset manager (QPAM) compliance program.

Basic Qualifications

• Lawyer with a minimum of four years of experience preferred (would also consider candidates with a different experience profile).
• Candidate must demonstrate a strong grounding in the fiduciary rules of ERISA.

In addition to the qualifications above, the successful candidate should enjoy the process of collaborating with both internal and external clients in order to solve challenging and interesting issues and be able to effectively prioritize competing priorities. Strategic thinking, excellent judgment and strong communication skills are key attributes as well.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

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Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $185000-$295000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

• Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience.
• A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
• We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits Healthcare & Medical Insurance We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location.
• These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
• Holiday & Vacation Policies We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location.
• We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
• Financial Wellness & Retirement We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected.
• We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
• Health Services We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program.
• We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
• Fitness To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers.
• For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
• Child Care & Family Care We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms.
• In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave.
• Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
• Benefits at Goldman Sachs Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
• Opportunity Overview CORPORATE TITLEVice President OFFICE LOCATION(S)New York JOB FUNCTIONEmployment Law DIVISIONLegal SALARY RANGEUSD 185,000 - 295,000