Associate Counsel

Overview

Salary Range: $100,000 - $145,000

Job Posting End Date: May 15, 2026

This role offers a hybrid or remote work arrangement depending on your location within the continental US:

• If located within 50 miles of the offices in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, the role is hybrid, requiring at least 60% in-office work with the remainder remote.
• If located more than 50 miles from these offices, the role is fully remote with occasional office visits as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel primarily focused on corporate and commercial transactions, balancing legal risks with business objectives.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret commercial and corporate agreements including MSAs, SaaS agreements, DPAs, and BAAs.
• Advise management and staff at all levels on legal issues, including counseling senior management on legal considerations impacting business operations.
• Identify potential legal issues and evaluate legal risks related to business practices, transactions, and policies.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners and manage outside counsel as needed for transactional matters.
• Stay informed on legislative and judicial developments relevant to contracts and corporate law.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• 3 to 7 years of law practice experience in law firm and/or corporate settings, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong legal research skills.
• Excellent legal and business judgment.
• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing corporate legal agreements.
• Ability to assess legal risk and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial or corporate transactional agreements such as vendor, technology, services, or strategic partnership agreements.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry.
• Familiarity with privacy, data protection, or technology-related transactions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $100,000 - $145,000, with offers based on factors including education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation.
• Compensation decisions consider future salary growth potential.
• Additional incentive pay and benefits are provided separately.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; prescription drug coverage; health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; supplemental insurance policies at no cost to the employee; 401(k) plans; annual bonuses; and opportunity to purchase company stock.
• Paid time off includes 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave and other leaves of absence.
• Compliance with all applicable leave laws including sick and safe leave, adoption, and parental leave.

Location

This position is open to candidates within the continental United States with hybrid or remote work options based on proximity to offices in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC.