Overview
This role involves providing legal advice and support to an employee benefits business group within a large insurance brokerage firm. The position includes reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a variety of contracts and handling licensing and legal matters related to employee benefits and related business operations.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate various agreements including master services agreements, vendor agreements, independent contractor agreements, data privacy agreements, confidentiality agreements, referral agreements, business associate agreements, and other commercial transactional contracts.
- Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on issues and risks to stakeholders and leadership.
- Collaborate with business units to understand commercial requirements in contracts and legal projects.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal clients and stakeholders.
- Partner with cross-functional teams such as IT, risk management, accounting, sales, operations, marketing, and human resources on contract review, legal compliance, and company policies.
- Advise corporate departments and business groups on privacy and security laws, regulations, and industry standards, coordinating with external counsel as needed.
- Review, update, and maintain internal legal policies, processes, playbooks, checklists, self-service tools, trainings, and templates.
- Perform all duties in compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Membership in good standing of at least one State Bar or the District of Columbia State Bar.
- Minimum of two (2) years of related legal work experience.
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, preferably including complex commercial agreements, data privacy agreements, go-to-market agreements, or enterprise technology agreements.
- Knowledge of privacy and data protection laws and regulations, including U.S. state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws, GDPR, and other privacy laws.
- Experience providing creative, business-friendly solutions during complex negotiations.
- Experience in a specialist legal area such as healthcare, SEC regulatory, insurance, or data privacy is preferred.
Skills
- Ability to implement legal processes and translate legal advice into actionable guidance for business teams.
- Strong issue spotting skills with the ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues independently.
- Excellent legal and business judgment, capable of decision-making in ambiguous situations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and time management abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills to establish professional relationships with internal clients, management, and legal colleagues.
- Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills, including multitasking on multiple high-priority projects.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn contract management software.
Compensation and Benefits
The employer offers comprehensive, high-quality employee programs designed to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package.
Location
Not specified.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Applicants are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Accommodations are available upon request during the application process.