Senior ERISA Attorney

Gorlick Kravitz & Listhaus, P.C.
New York

Gorlick, Kravitz & Listhaus, P.C. is a union-side Labor and ERISA law firm with an opening for an experienced ERISA attorney in our Funds Counsel practice. Our work is enjoyable, sophisticated and professionally satisfying.

Responsibilities:

• Advise Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans with respect to ERISA compliant administration of benefit programs; clients include Defined Benefit (Pension), Defined Contribution (401(k) & profit sharing), Welfare, and other benefit plans.
• Advise re plan design and draft ERISA compliant plan documents, policies and notices.
• Review vendor contracts; manage RFP’s, cyber-breach response, and other projects.
• Review of applicable laws and new developments affecting multiemployer plans.
• Liaise with Fund Administrators and staff; review of benefit applications; participant communications; QDRO’s, QMSCO’s; other benefits administration issues as requested.
• Preparation for meetings of the Boards of Trustees.
• Support labor and employment, litigation, and other areas of practice if requested.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of ERISA experience;
• Experience with Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans strongly preferred;
• Strong client management skills;
• Strong project management skills;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written);
• Ability to work as a team to deliver excellent work product to client;
• Strong research and drafting skills.

If you are interested in joining our team, please send a resume and writing sample to sbrown@gkllaw.com for consideration.

Job Type: Full-time in-office (Financial District in New York City)

Pay: $190,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year