Description

Department: Legal
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Education Level: JD
Required Years Experience: 3

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.

EOE: Minorities/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation.

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The Associate Benefits Attorney advises the management and employees of The Church Pension Fund (“CPF”) and its affiliated companies (collectively, “CPG”) concerning legal matters associated primarily with the retirement, health, disability and other employee benefits and plans that CPG provides to the clergy and lay employees of the Episcopal Church as well as CPG employees.  This position is primarily based in CPG’s New York City office.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Works with the management and employees of one or more CPG business and/or corporate units and outside counsel as needed to provide legal and regulatory advice associated primarily with employee benefits laws and plans, to help achieve compliance in a way that is consistent with CPG’s business objectives.
• Responsible, with input from management and outside counsel, for drafting plan amendments and updating plan summaries and other materials, as necessary.
• Responsible, with assistance from management and outside counsel, for all legal aspects of the plans’ Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, and for collaborating with CPG employees regarding their administration.
• Serves as Secretary of the Benefit Appeals Committee (“Committee”) and responsible, with input from management, for investigating all retirement, health and self-funded disability plan appeals, providing information and advice to members of the Committee to assist with their decision regarding appeals and drafting all correspondence on behalf of the Committee.
•  Prepares, reviews, negotiates and provides analysis of contracts associated with the administration of employee benefits.
• Conducts research regarding laws and regulations that apply to the employee benefits and related services that CPG provides, and prepare memoranda summarizing the results of this research.
• Keeps current with legal, regulatory and business developments in employee benefits laws and shares relevant developments with CPG employees, as appropriate.
• Assists the VP, Senior Benefits Attorney and SVP, Deputy General Counsel on specific projects as needed.
• Assists the Legal Department in company-wide initiatives and multi-departmental projects as needed.