VP, Associate General Counsel

Overview

An organization is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Insured Litigation (VP) to manage all medical malpractice, general liability, aviation liability, and workers compensation pre-litigation and litigation matters. This role involves coordination with third-party administrators, insurance carriers, outside counsel, and employees.

Location

• Remote, Georgia

Compensation

• Salary range: $250,000 - $270,000 DOE
• Bonus eligible

Responsibilities

• Approve and manage outside counsel
• Prepare and review correspondence with insurance carriers
• Coordinate between outside counsel and employees
• Assist with collection of data for discovery responses
• Prepare, review, and approve discovery responses
• Provide sound and practical legal advice to operations and support departments
• Conduct legal research on diverse substantive matters as needed
• Review, assess, and resolve liability complaints, threats, claims, and manage litigation
• Develop and lead risk management legal processes and risk mitigation improvements
• Develop in-depth knowledge of the company’s services, solutions, and business models

Professional Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree with strong academic credentials
• Minimum 10 years of relevant legal experience
• Admission and good standing in any jurisdiction with authorization to practice law in Texas or Colorado
• Significant experience in medical malpractice, general liability, aviation liability, and workers compensation litigation
• Proven ability to synthesize complex issues and provide straightforward, practical solutions
• Strong analytical skills, work ethic, and sound legal judgment
• Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities
• Ability to simplify complex technical information and communicate clearly and persuasively
• Collaborative and effective working style with internal stakeholders and clients
• Practical business partner approach, team member, facilitator, and collaborator
• Experience managing by influence and executing strategic and tactical initiatives
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills
• Demonstrated business acumen with ability to see both big picture and detailed legal/business issues
• Effective communicator able to distill and articulate contracting issues to diverse audiences

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on aptitude supporting business growth and priorities
• Collaborative executive focused on high performance and team success
• Strong mental agility and ability to excel in different business models and markets
• Ability to synthesize diverse and unstructured information into coherent plans
• Strong leadership character empowering teams and ensuring accountability through coaching
• Comfortable with transparency, process orientation, problem focus, and learning from experiments
• Robust problem solver using data and qualitative insight to develop novel solutions
• Bias for action with pragmatic risk management approach

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.