Attorney - Retirement Group

Department Description: The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides expert legal, regulatory and compliance guidance to Merrill Lynch's management and employees, across all businesses around the world.  This ensures consistency with the firm's principles, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, a superior standard of service for issuing and investing clients, and the enhancement and protection of shareholder value. Brief Description: This position requires a lawyer with 5-9 years of advisory employee benefits experience.  The attorney would support the Retirement Group, with a primary focus on small business retirement products and the Compliance Group.  A strong background in defined contribution plan and defined benefit plan administration is required. The position has primary responsibility for assuring that the firm’s record keeping system remains in compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements and works interactively with compliance professionals on client-specific issues.  Job Responsibilities:Support the Retirement Group with a primary focus on Compliance Group Responsible for assuring the firms record keeping system remains in compliance with regulatory requirements. Responsible for assuring the firms record keeping system remains in compliance with statutory requirements Works interactively with compliance professionals on client specific issues Qualifications:Lawyer with a minimum 5 - 9 years of advisory employee benefits experience Strong attention to detail Willingness and ability to work interactively with compliance professionals Ability to be hands on with client specific issues Financial industry background is a plusMerrill Lynch is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other criteria prohibited under controlling federal, state or local law. Please register and apply using this link : Merrill Lynch Careers Company Description: Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 38 countries and territories and total client assets of almost $2.0 trillion.Merrill Lynch offers a broad range of services to private clients, small businesses, and institutions and corporations, organizing its activities into two interrelated business segments - Global Markets & Investment Banking and Global Wealth Management, which is comprised of Global Private Client and Global Investment Management. As an investment bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management companies, with more than $1 trillion in assets under management.We're growing our business by helping clients grow theirs.Our client relationships are among our greatest competitive assets. We deepen and enrich these relationships through disciplined growth, innovation, and seamless execution.